…and the dust settles…
Ok, so… i’ve been absent for a while. And i feel bad about it, more or less because i feel unproductive and i could see this blog collecting dust. I was gone mostly out of necessity as i applied to graduate programs in anthropology, got bogged down by various projects for work, and moved across the country to begin a job with The Rosetta Stone Endangered Language Program.
Unfortunately, my graduate school effort didn’t turn out as i expected. I was accepted to a couple of my top-choice schools, which was nice, but the rejections letters from all the others was a nice slap in the face to wake me up to the reality of academia in the face of this precarious economy (or maybe just to the reality of academia). So, after some difficult consideration, i ultimately decided to put off grad school and focus on the practical experience i’m getting now. This time off from school has forced me to do some serious soul searching and i think everything that’s happened during this haitus has helped reveal the finer edges of things i was very uncertain about before… and the dust settles…
Hopefully this means i will once again become more active in the blogosphere and twitterverse.
Cheers.
You know, I think its wise not to “settle” for a grad school. If its not the one you want, then dont invest the money/time/effort and lose the job too, you know? I think you are in a good environment as far as work goes and making productive use of your time there. I am applying for grad school in fall 2010. hopefully the economy will be in SOME state by then, and schools will be more willing to accept students. Heres to the working world!
I agree with Becky.
But I will say that I did “settle” on K-State for grad school, as it wasn’t my first choice (nor my top 5 for that matter). And I got a good education and experience cause I made the most out of it. Other opportunities presented itself that would not have in other schools (like me taking anthropology classes with you guys and Dr. Wesch, which was live-changing for me). I guess what I’m saying is that for me the best school was not necessary; as long as it was a good school and I remained resourceful to make my education what I wanted it to be.
But I think you made a good decision. “The Rosetta Stone Endangered Language Program” sounds pretty f***ing cool!!!
PS- I keep all my rejection letters. I think it’s fun to look at them for various reasons. ;-)