So far, so good
I think most of my regular blog readers know this already, but I'm in the process of applying to grad schools. I've been talking about applying for a few years now, but I finally gathered the courage to actually do it. And I have to say, it's quite a lot of work, but so far a smooth process.
My biggest fear was asking for reference letters: what if my professors didn't remember me? what if they didn't think I was good enough for grad school? what if they just didn't like me? However, none of these anxieties produced any evidence, and I now have all my references lined up.
The most difficult part of applying, I have found, is endeavouring to convince the admissions committees of the sincerity of my desire to study Library/Information/Archival studies. I think I would enjoy it and would do well, but it's impossible for me to know absolutely that I won't want to quit in the middle of the first semester. But I try to be as honest as I can in my personal statements about my abilities and ambitions - that's all I can do.
The thing that's been motivating me through this process is the conviction that God wants me to do this. Not necessarily that he wants me to go to grad school, but that he wants me to apply. I know I need to take this risk and be in a position where I might be rejected. I THINK God wants me to get in, but I can't really know until I get the results back. But my desire to obey him has forced me to risk personal mortification and put myself in a terrifyingly vulnerable position. And that is definitely something I need to do more often.
My biggest fear was asking for reference letters: what if my professors didn't remember me? what if they didn't think I was good enough for grad school? what if they just didn't like me? However, none of these anxieties produced any evidence, and I now have all my references lined up.
The most difficult part of applying, I have found, is endeavouring to convince the admissions committees of the sincerity of my desire to study Library/Information/Archival studies. I think I would enjoy it and would do well, but it's impossible for me to know absolutely that I won't want to quit in the middle of the first semester. But I try to be as honest as I can in my personal statements about my abilities and ambitions - that's all I can do.
The thing that's been motivating me through this process is the conviction that God wants me to do this. Not necessarily that he wants me to go to grad school, but that he wants me to apply. I know I need to take this risk and be in a position where I might be rejected. I THINK God wants me to get in, but I can't really know until I get the results back. But my desire to obey him has forced me to risk personal mortification and put myself in a terrifyingly vulnerable position. And that is definitely something I need to do more often.
posted by Marla at 2:27 p.m.
1 Comments:
good to hear Marla. All of hit. I heard in a really cheesy movie that 'If you want big rewards, You gotta take big risks" Anyway do you have to write any sort of personal statement about life experience and educational goals etc. cause I am finding that a pain.
Anyway good luck
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