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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 4:35 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
Graduate school is not scary, it does require work, though. Of course, your path through graduate school will probably be quite different compared to mine. Taking the GRE is not really fun but at least you only have to do it once. It is like the SAT.
I would imagine many people are intimidated by starting out in the world when they are finishing school.
I love beagles. They are adorable. I have wanted to get a dog, but with my work schedule, there is not really any way to take care of one.Maybe someday....
I'm hoping that I'll be able to skip the GRE entirely and only apply to schools that don't require it for admission. Doesn't look like it will happen that way, but it's a nice fantasy to have.
Beagles are the greatest, especially mine.
I may be slightly biased, though. I finally get to go home on Saturday for spring break and see him again. I want to take him with me when I head off to parts unknown for grad school, but, like you said, it's a lot of work and add a job on top of that and there's precious little time for him. --------------------
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 5:53 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
I'm hoping that I'll be able to skip the GRE entirely and only apply to schools that don't require it for admission. Doesn't look like it will happen that way, but it's a nice fantasy to have.
Beagles are the greatest, especially mine.
That would be neat-o if you could skip the GRE. It would save you whatever the registration fee is as well as the aggravation of taking the test and waiting for the results.
I got sucked into watching some of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on TV a little while ago. It was neat to see all the different types of dogs. The beagle they had there was very cool.
What is your dog's name?
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 6:08 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
That would be neat-o if you could skip the GRE. It would save you whatever the registration fee is as well as the aggravation of taking the test and waiting for the results.
I got sucked into watching some of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on TV a little while ago. It was neat to see all the different types of dogs. The beagle they had there was very cool.
Ignoring for the moment what it's going to cost to pay for the actual program, it looks like just applying to grad school is going to be an expensive process - test fees, application fees, postage, etc, etc, on and on. Sheesh! Girl can't get a break!
His official snooty name is Little Pocket Rocket - which, I know, sounds like a euphamism for something dirty, but that didn't occur to us at the time. *sigh* We just call him Rocky (or Lovey or Porky or any other variation). He's my fat hound dog.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 7:26 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
Ignoring for the moment what it's going to cost to pay for the actual program, it looks like just applying to grad school is going to be an expensive process - test fees, application fees, postage, etc, etc, on and on. Sheesh! Girl can't get a break!
His official snooty name is Little Pocket Rocket - which, I know, sounds like a euphamism for something dirty, but that didn't occur to us at the time. *sigh* We just call him Rocky (or Lovey or Porky or any other variation). He's my fat hound dog.
True, there are "hidden" expenses like you mentioned. Like I have said before, I do not know how graduate programs in English work, but perhaps you can be paid a stipend by the department and in exchange you end up teaching classes. The English department where I went to graduate school had money to fund a certain number of graduate students, though, how many, I am uncertain.
Interesting name for your dog. He sounds like a fun dog, though. May I ask where that name came from? I understand where your screen name came from now, though.
I was kind of wondering about that.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 9:47 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
True, there are "hidden" expenses like you mentioned. Like I have said before, I do not know how graduate programs in English work, but perhaps you can be paid a stipend by the department and in exchange you end up teaching classes. The English department where I went to graduate school had money to fund a certain number of graduate students, though, how many, I am uncertain.
Interesting name for your dog. He sounds like a fun dog, though. May I ask where that name came from? I understand where your screen name came from now, though.
Some of the programs offer fellowships tha include 100% tuition waiver and a stipend. Others do like you mentioned, stipends and waivers of a certain amount for teaching. And others offer absolutely nothing at all. I'm planning to apply to a lot of schools that have a history of being generous with their money. No doubt the competition is more intense, but it's worth a shot at least.
His daddy's name was Rock and his mom's name was Little Pocket Smile, so we kind of combined the two. He's supposedly got good blood lines, so we could have done AKC showing and such with him (hence the big name), but in the end he just became a pet. I think he's happier that way, he's a really mellow, low-key guy. He doesn't have the diva attitude a lot of show dogs do. (On a side note, a variant of fathounddawg is the name of my site, too [ www.fathounddog.com].)
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Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:05 AM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
Some of the programs offer fellowships tha include 100% tuition waiver and a stipend. Others do like you mentioned, stipends and waivers of a certain amount for teaching. And others offer absolutely nothing at all. I'm planning to apply to a lot of schools that have a history of being generous with their money. No doubt the competition is more intense, but it's worth a shot at least.
His daddy's name was Rock and his mom's name was Little Pocket Smile, so we kind of combined the two. He's supposedly got good blood lines, so we could have done AKC showing and such with him (hence the big name), but in the end he just became a pet. I think he's happier that way, he's a really mellow, low-key guy. He doesn't have the diva attitude a lot of show dogs do. (On a side note, a variant of fathounddawg is the name of my site, too [ www.fathounddog.com].)
Sounds like a good plan. I hope you find something that works for you.
Never know till you try, right? Interesting story behind this dog's name. Kind of like those race horses. I like mellow types of dogs, not the hyper, jump all over you, chase after everything types. I like dogs more like me; sitting around, relaxing.
I checked out your website. Very nice photos. You have a very nice eye.
Happy Birthday!
Now go do something special!
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Thursday, March 2, 2006 4:14 AM
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Originally posted by est120:
Sounds like a good plan. I hope you find something that works for you.
Interesting story behind this dog's name. Kind of like those race horses. I like mellow types of dogs, not the hyper, jump all over you, chase after everything types. I like dogs more like me; sitting around, relaxing.
I checked out your website. Very nice photos. You have a very nice eye.
Happy Birthday!
Rocky is definitely not a jump all around hyper sort of dog. He's a napper.
He doesn't even howl, which is really rare for Beagles. We think the breeder might have tricked us, because he looks like he's got Basset in him (we call him a Bagle instead of a Beagle. ) But he's just the biggest love ever. Geez, talking about him makes me miss him so much! lolThank you for the compliment.
I love it, my camera is my baby. Rocky thanks you too, since he's my muse a lot of the time. Happy birthday back atcha!!!
Although I still have 49 minutes here. Got any big plans for the day?
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Thursday, March 2, 2006 12:53 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
Rocky is definitely not a jump all around hyper sort of dog. He's a napper.
Thank you for the compliment.
Happy birthday back atcha!!!
Got any big plans for the day?
Sounds like my kind of dog. Someone I knew in college had a really sweet dog. I do not know what kind of dog he was but he was rather old. He moved very slowly and occassionally would bump into things but he was so sweet. He would move out of your way and nuzzle your leg or the palm of your hand. He has probably passed on by now.
But, I know he was well loved. No big plans. I have to go out of town this weekend for work, so no plans there either. I am not incredibly big on celebrating my birthday. How about you?
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Thursday, March 2, 2006 5:46 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
Sounds like my kind of dog. Someone I knew in college had a really sweet dog. I do not know what kind of dog he was but he was rather old. He moved very slowly and occassionally would bump into things but he was so sweet. He would move out of your way and nuzzle your leg or the palm of your hand. He has probably passed on by now.
No big plans. I have to go out of town this weekend for work, so no plans there either. I am not incredibly big on celebrating my birthday. How about you?
We had a second Beagle for a while, Cocoa. He was an old man when we had him (11 or 12, I think) and that was three or four years ago now. He was a doll. I hope he's still running around somewhere, but you're right - even if he's not, he was loved and I'm glad for that.
Tonight I have tickets for Wicked which is in town for a few weeks on its Broadway tour, so that should be a lot of fun. Then Saturday I get to go home for spring break, which is a gift in itself.
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Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:33 PM
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Originally posted by BlackEyedGirl:
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