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Tag Archives: grad school apps
Guess I wasn’t quite done yet
So, I was accepted to a seventh graduate school today – UC San Diego just came through with an offer of admission and a full four-year funding package. Wow. It’s probably best that I didn’t know about this last week. … Continue reading
The Decision
I am happy to announce that this fall I will be beginning a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. The official acceptance forms have been sent in and I’m currently in the midst of sending decline … Continue reading
U.S.A. Whirlwind Trip Report
So, I made it back to Japan and am actually writing this from my desk at work. Of course, there’s incredibly little to do, given that the kidlings are all on vacation. But I am fairly happy just to be … Continue reading
Where are the brakes on this thing?
The past few days have been really productive, albeit not as productive as they needed to be (are they ever?). Took care of a bunch of things I’ve been waiting months (and even years) to do, and wow, it felt … Continue reading
Final grad school results
Well, I’m done with the application process that has been my life for the last six months – the last two letters came in the mail yesterday. And, for posterity, here are the results in full: Admitted to:UC BerkeleyPrincetonCornellUCLAUniversity of … Continue reading
Good news from Princeton!!!
Wow, my head is going to explode. Just got the following email (highlights only): “Dear Kristi, I’m delighted to report that you’ve been admitted to Princeton’s Ph.D. program in Politics with full fellowship support. Congratulations! We had more applications this … Continue reading
And Cornell says… Admitted!!!
The verdict is in for Cornell – I’m in!!! Dear Kristi, Congratulations! We are pleased to announce that you have been admitted to graduate study in the Department of Government at Cornell University for the Fall 2006 academic term. You … Continue reading
UW-Madison: The verdict is in!
Accepted, with five years of guaranteed financial support and a nomination for their “most prestigious and most competitive fellowship”! Not doing too bad so far. Heading off to Nagano with Grace and Rosalind this weekend to see the famed monkey … Continue reading
Good news from Berkeley!!!
I’ve been accepted. “Dear Kristi, Please accept our warmest congratulations! This is an informal note to let you know that the our Admissions Committee is delighted to recommend you to the University of California’s Graduate Division for admittance to the … Continue reading
Unquestionably Winter
Snow has settled in to stay here in Kamo as of late – I ventured out for a little bit today to take a couple of shots: Snowy Omi Shrine, Kamo Originally uploaded by kristi-san. Also, I don’t think I’ve … Continue reading