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I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Thread Started on Jun 17, 2009, 8:51am »
This is AWESOME. I was POSITIVE I wasn't getting in.

The acceptance is provisional, meaning just that I have to get at least a B in my first two classes to continue--not an issue since every student in grad school has to maintain a B average anyway.

It's for a Master in Library and Information Science degree; I'm focusing on the School Librarian Certification track.

At this point it's looking like about 4 years going year-round to finish. In addition to the 36 credits for the MLIS, I need to take 15 more credits worth of undergrad courses to get my PA Teaching Certification.
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #1 on Jun 17, 2009, 9:42am »
Congratulations! I hope it all works out well for you.
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #2 on Jun 17, 2009, 9:45am »
Congrats Jason!
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #3 on Jun 17, 2009, 10:03am »
Congratulations . . . Great degree, by the way. All my best friends are librarians. Do you have to pick a particular field - kid lit, technology or something like that?

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« Reply #4 on Jun 17, 2009, 11:15am »
Yeah, I'm going for the School Librarian track. I'll come out with a degree in MLIS and a Pennsylvania Education Certification.
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #5 on Jun 17, 2009, 11:43am »
I'm opposed to this. Anything to pull you away from Old School gaming can't be a good thing. Reconsider while you still can!

(Sorry, just a flashback from my youth where my mom made me put away most of my gaming stuff for a couple years while I got my degree. I really intend to congratuate you!)
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« Reply #6 on Jun 17, 2009, 11:47am »
Hah. Fear not; this isn't going to pull me away. After all, I still have a company to run.
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« Reply #7 on Jun 17, 2009, 1:07pm »
Congrats! What was the criteria which you believed would keep you from being accepted? I am curious because I will be applying for graduate school next fall but my GPA is not within the acceptable, even though my last few years of school have been relatively excellent in comparison to my first year. While schools are likely different in how they accept and deny applicants based on their GPA, I assume there is some sort of modicum of applicability to my own situation which is why I ask.
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« Reply #8 on Jun 17, 2009, 1:16pm »
I was in *exactly* the same boat as you are, Christopher. Minimum listed GPA was 3.0 and I graduated with a 2.47, though I carried straight-A's my last 2 years and graduated with honors from my department (though not the University).

I was sure the low GPA was going to screw me. But I got two excellent letters of recommendation and did a very honest, heartfelt personal statement, and they let me in.
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« Reply #9 on Jun 17, 2009, 3:14pm »
Congrats!
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #10 on Jun 17, 2009, 6:10pm »
Mucho Congrats. That is fantastic. Best of luck with the next 4 (or so) years.
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #11 on Jun 17, 2009, 7:15pm »
Congrats!
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #12 on Jun 17, 2009, 7:31pm »
Good for you!

That ominous shadow that you see blocking out the sun is the gigantic mountain of work and deadlines that you will be responsible for, and that may at times have to come before fun, family, girlfriends, and your job.

Can't say you weren't warned :)

Congratulations and welcome to the club!

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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #13 on Jun 17, 2009, 9:21pm »
Good news! Congratulations!
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Re: I have been accepted to graduate school!!!
« Reply #14 on Jun 17, 2009, 9:36pm »
Conga-rats! :D
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