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The GA/GTA position is what I am hoping for. My program has already allocated all of their fellowships, and had before I even applied. There are GTA positions available, but when I applied, I assumed I would be going up against people who had experience teaching the classes before, so I was overly honest about my abilities. Come to find out, I am more qualified than most of the people who will get the positions, but unfortunately nobody told me to fib a little bit on my self-evaluation to get one of the positions available. My advisor told me that it would be "next to impossible" for me to get one of those positions.buckiprof said:
They are trying to find me something where I would be building websites or helping tech support or something. They have talked to some people, and my advisor says that he is trying his hardest to find me something.
My other option is in-state tuition and taking out loans. I have lived in Toledo since last June, so I qualify for in-state residence after my first year of living in Ohio. The problem there is that my lease ends six days before the 12 month mark, and I am supposed to stay with my girlfriend in Albuquerque over the summer. So I need to find someone who owns property in Ohio to lease me a place for the summer (or at least a mailing address). If I can prove I lived in Ohio for 12 consecutive months, and I don't leave for more than three weeks at a time (I can drive back to Ohio every two and a half weeks to keep that from happening...) then they say I will be considered an Ohio resident. I could take out enough in loans to cover tuition and housing, and my department says that there's a very good chance I would get money next year.
I have an aunt that lives in Toledo, and I was all about to move in with her, but apparently she lives on the first block in her subdivision on the Michigan side of the border. *sigh*
My department has 2 PhD students, and I will be one of two incoming MA students. I would have applied to the PhD program, and I think I would have gotten in (and I think they all get funded), but it wasn't listed on the website.
I also got in at Georgia's PhD program, as well as Tennessee's MA program (you must have an MA before you can go for a PhD). Georgia seems like a realistic chance for money, Tennessee who knows?
All I can do is hope at this point.
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Hawaii has always been the Rainbows, since around the 1920s or 1930s when a rainbow appeared over their baseball field during a game. Football coach June Jones wanted the football team to be called the Warriors instead of Rainbows after he took over as coach in 1999, the season after they went 0-12 and were the worst team in the country. He also made wholesale changes to the uniform, changing it from a white and medium green scheme which featured a rainbow logo on the helmet and rainbow stripes down the pants, to the black and dark green scheme with a new logo on the helmet and Hawaiian tattoo triangles on one leg of the pants and on the jersey sleeves (I think their unis are sharp).
So, they were originally known as the Rainbows, and the football team (and other men's teams afterward) changed to the Warriors a few years back.
So, they were originally known as the Rainbows, and the football team (and other men's teams afterward) changed to the Warriors a few years back.
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Ex-Wolverine
Senior
Farewell
Well, it looks like it was over before it started for me.
All my funding options fell through, so I can't afford to attend Ohio State. All my funding options fell through at Tennessee and Georgia too, so I won't be going to grad school next fall, period.
I still hate UM, and I still have a place in my heart for OSU, it's just a shame I couldn't have at least gone to a game at the 'Shoe so I would know what the Buckeye Spirit is.
Oh well. Good luck this season and kick the crap out of UM!
Well, it looks like it was over before it started for me.
All my funding options fell through, so I can't afford to attend Ohio State. All my funding options fell through at Tennessee and Georgia too, so I won't be going to grad school next fall, period.
I still hate UM, and I still have a place in my heart for OSU, it's just a shame I couldn't have at least gone to a game at the 'Shoe so I would know what the Buckeye Spirit is.
Oh well. Good luck this season and kick the crap out of UM!
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Sounds like a suicide note to me and I"m not trying to be funny here. I don't know what you're thinking Ex-W or what kind of mission you're on, but it sounds to me like you're way too young of a guy to be giving up on shit because of a few setbacks in your "educational" career.
If and when you quit feeling sorry for yourself, And I sure as hell hope you do, think about this. There is so much more out there in life than a "good job" or a "good career" "Success" isn't about the number of "zero's" on your salary. I'm 41 and College educated. One day, I'll decide what I want to be when I "grow up." In the meantime I make 25K a year selling appliances at Sears. I'm ugly as fuck yet have a beautiful wife and two beautiful kids.
Realize that the only person in the world that YOU need to impress is yourself. Now, get your ASS to the Spring Game on the 24th and quit bitching about how bad you have it. Then, take your "farewell" and shove it up your ass. Peace.
If and when you quit feeling sorry for yourself, And I sure as hell hope you do, think about this. There is so much more out there in life than a "good job" or a "good career" "Success" isn't about the number of "zero's" on your salary. I'm 41 and College educated. One day, I'll decide what I want to be when I "grow up." In the meantime I make 25K a year selling appliances at Sears. I'm ugly as fuck yet have a beautiful wife and two beautiful kids.
Realize that the only person in the world that YOU need to impress is yourself. Now, get your ASS to the Spring Game on the 24th and quit bitching about how bad you have it. Then, take your "farewell" and shove it up your ass. Peace.
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Ex-Wolverine
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Uh, I was going to go to OSU for Sport Studies. You let me know how many "zeroes" someone with a PhD in Sport Studies can expect to earn.WoodyWorshiper said:
It wasn't and isn't about money. It was and is about me doing something I enjoy.
As for your assumption that I have given up, no, I have never given up on anything in my life. I am not giving up on this. I may apply to OSU again for my PhD in a couple years, I may not. But one way or another, I will get my PhD, and it sure as hell won't be from UM (which would be the easy way out for me...)
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NorthShoreBuck
True Madness Requires Significant Intelligence
gbear is correct. I got an MBA with Student loans. I still pay a whooping $250 a month and will be done in 4 more years. But it enabled me to get a job I like and it immediately increased my income by $3000 a month when I got out. Interest rates are low and if you get out in one or two years you can consolidate the loans easily.
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Ex-Wolverine: So, in other words just because your funds for Ohio State didn't come to fruition you can't become a Buckeye fan. I originally thought we may have had an actual convert in you, but I guess I was wrong. Good luck on the street corner...
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Ex-Wolverine
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Loans are not an option, I am out of state and tuition is sky high and getting higher. If I were to borrow the maximum amount, it still wouldn't cover tuition, much less living expenses.
As far as me being a Buckeye fan, well, let's look at this...
I went to UM and I hate the place. HATE the place. I applied to OSU, it was my first choice, the profs were wonderful, I felt welcomed by OSU (except on this board). They can't find money to fund me, and I can't afford to go myself loans or not. So I can't go.
There's a little bitterness there, I was sooooo close to ending up where I wanted to, only to have it snatched away from me. This whole process has made me appreciate OSU; before this the Bucks weren't anywhere near my favorites, they weren't anywhere near my least favorites. I was all set to give my all for OSU football this fall, but now that can't happen. I will be on the other side of the country.
I tend not to like major conference athletics in the first place, so ANY school in a major conference is going to have a hard time finding a place in my heart. OSU has one now, but it's not my favorite team.
I'll stop rambling now. I wish things had turned out differently, but they didn't. I might be back one day, if I end up at OSU for my PhD, then great. Until then, best of luck to you guys. Beat the crap out of Michigan! And next fall I hope you all take a trip up to Ann Arbor for the game; on your way back, tip over some cars and wreck some shit. They deserve it.
As far as me being a Buckeye fan, well, let's look at this...
I went to UM and I hate the place. HATE the place. I applied to OSU, it was my first choice, the profs were wonderful, I felt welcomed by OSU (except on this board). They can't find money to fund me, and I can't afford to go myself loans or not. So I can't go.
There's a little bitterness there, I was sooooo close to ending up where I wanted to, only to have it snatched away from me. This whole process has made me appreciate OSU; before this the Bucks weren't anywhere near my favorites, they weren't anywhere near my least favorites. I was all set to give my all for OSU football this fall, but now that can't happen. I will be on the other side of the country.
I tend not to like major conference athletics in the first place, so ANY school in a major conference is going to have a hard time finding a place in my heart. OSU has one now, but it's not my favorite team.
I'll stop rambling now. I wish things had turned out differently, but they didn't. I might be back one day, if I end up at OSU for my PhD, then great. Until then, best of luck to you guys. Beat the crap out of Michigan! And next fall I hope you all take a trip up to Ann Arbor for the game; on your way back, tip over some cars and wreck some shit. They deserve it.
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gbearbuck
Herbie for President
Ex,
Deffer your acceptance to OSU. Move to Ohio and work for a year. After that go to OSU as an instate resident and take loans out...
If it really is what you want one year isn't a big deal... if it is something your not sure you want then it might be better to go work for a couple of years then receck what you want...
Deffer your acceptance to OSU. Move to Ohio and work for a year. After that go to OSU as an instate resident and take loans out...
If it really is what you want one year isn't a big deal... if it is something your not sure you want then it might be better to go work for a couple of years then receck what you want...
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ex - Where there's a will there's a way and gbearbuck showed you quite nicely how to make it happen, assuming that you really want to go to OSU. Ten years from now it won't matter one bit if you establish residency in Ohio to get in-state tuition and as a result delay your studies for one year. A very small bit of delayed gratification to fulfill a dream.
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