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Another grad school
Jul. 3rd, 2008 08:32 pmSo, I have the potential to be accepted at another grad school. Full tuition waiver, $1500 per month, and benefits. It's a research assistantship, so I don't have to worry about being a TA. But I have to wait to see if I am accepted, and I do have this job offer on the table. School stuff.. and well any other job offer have never been REMOTELY as fast with acceptance. Srsly, these guys in Alaska had me interviewed and 3 days later offered me a job! Everyone else I wait for weeks or months. Now, this seems to be moving along faster- but I don't know how much faster the school will go. This long weekend is going to be a pain in the ass.
I would be studying stream ecology and mussels. Do I want to study mussels? No. Do I want to work on the fishing boats in AL? No. Want is such a strong word. Will they further my goals? Yes. Will that enable me to do something that I actually want to do? Yes. So I'll do one of them. Which will be better for me in the long run? I am assuming that the MS program will be better for me in the long run. I'm assuming that I could go on the fishing boats in the future if I really think that will be a good thing for my career. What I've seen is that whatever I study in my MS doesn't lock me into something forever, so I will study mussels if that can prove that I am a good student who can research stuff. All I need to do is change the kind of animal and the location and things will be shiny.
I have to figure out what I am going to say at my stupid weekend public outreach thing. Normally I don't mind. But now I have to get everything straight with all of this and tomorrow is the 4th. Where I might actually DO SOMETHING FUN. ZOMG. The world will implode. Which I think might be better than going insane. On a good day I am just depressed, instead of unhinged. Or I suppose, on a good HOUR I might be depressed instead of unhinged. And then I do sunrise plovers, so I will be awake at 3:30 am, on the beach until early morning, and then I have to do my outreach.
In other news, youtube is my new favorite radio. I always wish that I could listen to an internet radio that has japanese music. I've been listening to youtube for the last few weeks so that I can listen to MCR. It's not a radio per say, but I can queue things up.
Now I have found the joys of Dir En Grey, Alice Nine, and many others. I have found a song by Yoko Kanno which I love.
ETA: Yoko Kanno sings the opening of ghost in the shell 2nd GIG! I should have looked for more of her stuff earlier, I love that song! ...The smallest things can make me happy. :P
I would be studying stream ecology and mussels. Do I want to study mussels? No. Do I want to work on the fishing boats in AL? No. Want is such a strong word. Will they further my goals? Yes. Will that enable me to do something that I actually want to do? Yes. So I'll do one of them. Which will be better for me in the long run? I am assuming that the MS program will be better for me in the long run. I'm assuming that I could go on the fishing boats in the future if I really think that will be a good thing for my career. What I've seen is that whatever I study in my MS doesn't lock me into something forever, so I will study mussels if that can prove that I am a good student who can research stuff. All I need to do is change the kind of animal and the location and things will be shiny.
I have to figure out what I am going to say at my stupid weekend public outreach thing. Normally I don't mind. But now I have to get everything straight with all of this and tomorrow is the 4th. Where I might actually DO SOMETHING FUN. ZOMG. The world will implode. Which I think might be better than going insane. On a good day I am just depressed, instead of unhinged. Or I suppose, on a good HOUR I might be depressed instead of unhinged. And then I do sunrise plovers, so I will be awake at 3:30 am, on the beach until early morning, and then I have to do my outreach.
In other news, youtube is my new favorite radio. I always wish that I could listen to an internet radio that has japanese music. I've been listening to youtube for the last few weeks so that I can listen to MCR. It's not a radio per say, but I can queue things up.
Now I have found the joys of Dir En Grey, Alice Nine, and many others. I have found a song by Yoko Kanno which I love.
ETA: Yoko Kanno sings the opening of ghost in the shell 2nd GIG! I should have looked for more of her stuff earlier, I love that song! ...The smallest things can make me happy. :P
