I want to lie shipwrecked and comatose

[fellmama]

Grad school update: I went and talked to Dana today, and he was really . . . positive. For those of you who know him, this is unusual. Anyway, he gave me some very good advice, like not going somewhere where the faculty stab each other in the back and use grad students in power plays. I said I was fully prepared not to get in this fall, and he said "oh, I don't think you'll have any trouble getting in." !! So I feel much better about everything. Of course, he also mentioned that there are a lot of alcoholics among ancient historians. He said, quote, "I wouldn't go to Berkeley if my life depended on it," and advised against Harvard and Yale. He was also down on Cornell and Penn. I definitely agree with him about the latter. Kyra had a miserable time there, and I don't think it was just her. UW was suprisingly high in his estimation, and he says the faculty there are really supportive . . . I may have to give it more thought.
Current list:
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Harvard University
The Ohio State University
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Washington
Yale University

I actually wrote some of my thesis yesterday. You'd think it'd be empowering, but I'm mostly just tired.
Twenty-three credits next semester: insanity or rigorous intellectual challenge? Discuss.

Comments

[perdita-dream.livejournal.com]

23 credits = total insanity. I vote for 12-15

[frog-sticker.livejournal.com]

yeah, don't be a jackass mary. you'll make everyone else feel like less of a person. take like 15 creds.

[jcmcfee.livejournal.com]

Wow, I thought my 18 credits for next semester was alot... thank you for making me feel less insane.

Oh, and you should totally go to Cal Berkeley. That way, we can be total dorks in the same school! (I am going to Cal, it's been revealed to me, I'm a religion major I know these things.) We can have duels to determine which old-ass language is the best of all time!

سلام! (ha ha! I hope you can see that)

[fellmama.livejournal.com]

I'm still wavering. It'll be nineteen (plus chorale and accompaniment) if I don't take Kyra's class. But Julio-Claudians!
We'll be total dorks wherever we go. But it would be nice to get liquored up and go sing karaoke with you.
(Greek is older. It therefore wins.)

[jcmcfee.livejournal.com]

"Ancient Greek" is older, I'll grant you... But I don't think too many people run around speaking it today. Arabic has evolved colloquially but is essentially the same as it was when the Qur'an was recorded. Arabic = Better than Greek always. Ha Ha! John wins.

[superquail.livejournal.com]

I noticed that Berkeley, Harvard and Yale are still on yoru list in spite of Dana's advice. What is it about them that still appeals to you?

And as for the 23 credits, what are they credits in? I'm guessing you're still doing a certain amount of Music, but that will be balanced out by the fact that your Thesis, though only counting for one or two credits, will be taking up your entire life. So, I'm going to go with "insanity."

[parksdh.livejournal.com]

If I had to guess, I would say the reasons are "Berkeley," "Harvard," and "Yale."

[fellmama.livejournal.com]

More, Berkeley is really GOOD, and so is Yale. Harvard is coming off, I think. It doesn't speak to me.

[superquail.livejournal.com]

Way to be, Mary. Harvard is all pretense and not much substance.

[superquail.livejournal.com]

Are you implying that Mary has brand-name-philia clouding her judgement? *gasp!*

[argleblather.livejournal.com]

Drinking fresh, mango juice I want to fly far away from here, fun fun fun, in the sun sun sun.

[fellmama.livejournal.com]

Yay Red Dwarf!

[martaj.livejournal.com]

Okay, the ONLY way 23 credits second semester of your senior year is acceptable is if 11 of those credits are activity, therefor 23 credits for you is UNACCEPTABLE.

[noiinthiem.livejournal.com]

drink some fresh mango juice, Mary, and have some fun in the sun, sun, sun.

[jack921.livejournal.com]

Go to Standford so I can visit it cali....I mean, you...:P

[frog-sticker.livejournal.com]

what kind of grad school?

[fellmama.livejournal.com]

Ancient history. As if anyone needed more evidence that I was crazy.