I thought I had a good gay radar, but apparently not. At work today, I was helping a guy with his computer…and he seemed way too nice. Naively, I thought he was hitting on me (we all know how \\”nicely\\” I would have reacted tee hee!). Until I looked at his wall decorated with a rainbow flag (and a rainbow beanie baby), a Marriage is ONE<\/i> bumper sticker, and love letters from his boyfriend. Sigh, it seems as if I take things at face value more than anything.<\/p>\n
I wish graduate schools made up their mind faster…just reject me already! Right now, I am mentally crossing gatech off my list. Mostly because I was confused by their directions and didn\\’t follow it word to word. And broken links were abound and the admissions people weren\\’t clear and responsive when I e-mailed them. Hmmph.<\/p>\n
My expenses made for graduate school:
\nGRE test in August – $115
\nGRE test in October – $115 (because I thought my previous score wasn\\’t good enough *cough*)
\na 34 cent stamp for each of my recommenders – $1.02
\nrush transcript from one cc – $10
\nrush transcript from another cc – $10
\nsix transcripts ($6 each) from UC Berkeley – $36
\n5 transcripts ($4 each) from one cc – $20
\n5 transcripts ($5 each, but I get 2 free) from another cc – $15
\n3 GRE score repots ($15 each) – $45
\napplication to UC Berkeley – $60
\napplication to Indiana – $45
\nmailing competency packet\/portfolio plus envelope – $3
\napplication to RPI – $45
\napplication to CMU – $65
\nmailing fee to CMU – $0.80
\napplication to UMich – $60
\nmailing resume and past evaluation – $0.74
\napplication to Georgia Tech – $60
\nmailing package to Georgia Tech – $0.80
\napplication to Iowa – $0
\ntotal spent: $707.36 (Oddly enough, I don\\’t really see the impact of these fees on my bank account. my account looks almost the same as last months)
\ntime spent in immense anxiety and enduring parent\\’s nagging – priceless?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I thought I had a good gay radar, but apparently not. At work today, I was helping a guy with his computer…and he seemed way too nice. Naively, I thought he was hitting on me (we all know how \\”nicely\\” … Continue reading