Grad School Update

Reached a milestone the other day by submitting the last piece of required paperwork for admission to a graduate program. It's quite the process and if anyone says it's a piece of cake, they are wrong.

For the record, I have applied to five schools in four different states. I won't say where on this blog until I have been accepted and decided where I want to go, at least not for now. I am of course hoping for multiple acceptances so I can have a choice where I end up...and even with the initial application process done, there is still follow up, assistantships to be applied for and the like. Definitely a marathon as opposed to a sprint.

So here's where I stand today...
Submitted Applications: Five
Acceptances: One
Rejections: One
Waiting to hear: Three

MCPA Honored

If anyone who happens to read this blog is a colleague or anyone interested in student affairs in Minnesota, take note:

The Minnesota College Personnel Association (MCPA) is ACPA's State/International Division of the Year, for the first time since 1984!

Read the press release.

Kudos to all my board colleagues, previous board members and anyone associated with MCPA.

Happy Valentine's Day

I know I have been a very bad blogger. I seem to be alternating between busy with other things and being not motivated enough to write. Let's see what I've been up to the first month and a half of 2009:

• Following current events, as always.
• Attending a couple of parties
• Cultivating friendships with new and existing friends, attempting to fulfill a goal of sorts for myself to get out more and avoid "hermit" status.
• Attended an MCPA meeting and two drive in workshops.
• Been working a lot on graduate school applications.