tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post113322027769034929..comments2023-05-25T06:51:32.366-07:00Comments on Disaster Kitchen: A modest proposal...CëRïSëhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133935575651973096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-1133504909769544612005-12-01T22:28:00.000-08:002005-12-01T22:28:00.000-08:00i am telling myself that the hoops i must jump thr...i am telling myself that the hoops i must jump through mean that once i finally arrive, my fellow grad students will have at least my level of determination and (hopefully) intelligence.<BR/><BR/>but that may be a bunch of crap; we shall see once the rejections are in. :)chelfeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708899874620190803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-1133237499196538112005-11-28T20:11:00.000-08:002005-11-28T20:11:00.000-08:00Applications stink. When I was looking for an unde...Applications stink. When I was looking for an undergrad program I thought about applying to Southern along with the two I actually did apply to (and was accepted at). But the application had a $25 dollar fee. Screw that. They were willing to give me free tuition and then they're going to charge me just to apply? I definately think that if we are going to pay them for the education, they can at least make the applications free. <BR/><BR/>But here's the thing, it keeps the locus of power in the hands of the school rather than the students'. Your plan would make it more a customer/service provider relationship than exclusive club/supplicant.<BR/><BR/>If it's any comfort, the process is far less painful in America than in many countries thanks to the GRE. In Poland and Ukraine at least, the supplicant must visit each school and take a test given by that school's faculty. It's a good way for the faculty to earn their summer paychecks, but it's really not fun for anyone involved.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122257121317671228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-1133234198305394692005-11-28T19:16:00.000-08:002005-11-28T19:16:00.000-08:00I feel your pain and I'm so sorry that you are goi...I feel your pain and I'm so sorry that you are going through this a SECOND time. Yuck. Maybe the grad schools like to think that only people who would actually go through that whole crazy process are worth considering for entrance into their programs. But still. Yuck.Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615511269376567756noreply@blogger.com