Right now I have an application into USC for their Master's of Historic Preservation program. How did I get interested in this. Well it was a combination of things. First, my thesis work at San Jose State was going precisely nowhere fast. Mainly because of the distance and the apparent lack of timely communication from my committee. That part really bothered me. I mean if you're going to work with someone, especially via long distance, good, timely communication is essential. I would submit something then not hear from anyone for weeks. I made allowances for vacations, exams, papers, and so forth but I'm not Mother Teresa, my patience does have a breaking point. It was getting ridiculous that I had to chase after my committee who would respond weeks after that fact and after I had already forgotten what I wrote not giving me any real time to revise it. Also, I don't think they really knew what to do with me. Either way I'm glad I found this program. It was a real struggle to decide whether to apply or not. After speaking with a few people I just went for it. So now I just have to sit and wait.
In the meantime I have financial aide paperwork to fill out. USC is not cheap but they are generous with financial aide. I just hate filling out the paper work for it. In fact it gave me a headache. That and also the fact that grandmama is home today and being her usual nagging self. Fortunately she hasn't been too bad. I've gotten to be such an expert at filling out financial aide forms that I pretty much do this in my sleep. Before you say anything, I know that at some point it'll all have to be paid back-yeah, yeah, yeah I've heard it all. In addition to the federal form, I'm filling out scholarship forms from Avon and UPromise. Both are on need basis and not large amounts but I'll take it just the same, I'm not greedy. In addition to requesting loans and grants, I'm also hoping to get a research fellowship that will cover half my tuition. That would be nice. Actually any sort of work would be nice. Gold digging sounds really good about now. I just keep telling myself that this is all going to pay off one of these days. The eternal optimist I'm not but it's nice to wish.
More later
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