To sum up the cliffhanger I left you with a month ago, I had received a fortune cookie that said “Your ambitious nature will help you make a name for yourself.” and had the Chinese characters and pronunciation for the word “doctor” on the back. All the issues have been resolved now, so I wanted to explain what in retrospect was a very cryptic post.
In December, I completed an application to the University of Georgia’s Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. I didn’t think there was a very good chance of my getting in, for a number of reasons, but shortly before I received the above fortune, I was invited to interview for the Ph.D. program. Getting an interview is a pretty big deal; Hundreds of people apply for somewhere around 10 openings. My good luck at getting the invitation, the above fortune, and a variety of other signs seemed to be indicating that I was about to overcome the next major obstacle in my becoming a doctor. Apparently, the signs didn’t say what I thought they did.
According to the email I received this afternoon, UGA has made all of the admissions offers they are going to make. Since I didn’t get one, that means I won’t be going to graduate school. At least, I won’t be going next year, and probably not to UGA.
I can’t say that I haven’t been expecting this, I know of some people who had offers from UGA over a month ago. Now that I have the rejection in hand, I have to re-evaluate my situation. Should I re-apply for a third year, should I try for a masters program and then try to get in to a Ph.D. program, or should I abandon my graduate school ambitions altogether? Right now emotion is telling me it’s time to give up, but this isn’t a decision that should be made based on pure emotion. I need to get some distance between me and this rejection before I commit to anything.
Hey Marcus, long time no see. I hope all is well with you. Sorry to hear about grad school. If it is meant to be, then it will happen for you. Hit me up sometime and let me know how life has been treating you.
Later,
Glen