I was really upset when I got this news, a lot more than I thought I would be. Before I found out why, I thought it must be some kind of mistake because it's the first year the program is running and I thought they'd want an eager applicant like myself. The program director even encouraged me to apply! I knew I couldn't give up without a fight. I wrote back, letting them know the program director told me my undergraduate degree was relevant and that although I had a 3.36 in my undergrad, I've had a 4.0 in my graduate studies thus far. I rewrote my personal statement because I realized I didn't put forth as much enthusiasm as I should have. I think I was so excited about the program and wrote the personal statement so fast, I didn't think about it - I just wanted to get my application in ASAP.
Well, they reconsidered my application and now I have a conditional offer to the MSc European Studies program! Yay! I must successfully pass my postgraduate certificate I'm currently finishing up this semester with a satisfactory GPA. I'm not sure what that GPA would be, but I'm striving for another A. I'm officially halfway done with my class which is an HR class called Organizational Development and Change and is pretty boring. I just don't think it will be too relevant towards my professional goals. My professor has only returned one assignment and our midterm is due this week. Crossing fingers!
On the 19th, University of Edinburgh is having a presentation sort of thing for all international applicants in DC. Mom and I are going and I'm super excited! I know it's just for *applicants* but I hope it will give me a chance to meet a few people.
Six more months now!
This post is in loving memory of Gambit, who passed away about two months ago. He is thought of constantly and will always be missed. He would have been a year old on April 8th, 2010.
