For those who have not investigated my crackbook profile recently, my graduate school decision has been made, and, as you can expect after reading the previous post, Oregon State University is the big winner. I contacted both Virginia Tech and CU Boulder and both said that they would not have funding for me anytime soon. I also calculated my total costs per quarter of attending Oregon State with a scholarship and it comes out to about $2,500 per quarter. That means that, even with an additional quarter at full, out-of-state tuition, I won't have to borrow any more for grad school than I did for my bachelor's degree, which is a welcome relief.
I think the most ironic part of choosing Oregon State as my final destination for grad school is that I have literally never been to Oregon. Also, Oregon is one of only 9 states to which I haven't been, along with Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and West Virginia. Needless to say, a road trip to the Beaver State is in order. And as long as I'm in the neighborhood, I'll probably stop by Washington as well.
At this point I'm planning on finishing up a master's degree in December of 2012, yes within days of the Apocalypse as inferred from the Mayan calendar. Also, I already know when I will be wearing the legitimate black robes of the false priesthood, not the fake blue ones I got in August, in a commencement ceremony. It will be June 9th, 2012, so mark your calendars if you want to join me in Corvallis. I don't know whether I'm going to end up doing the Master of Science (thesis/project) or the Master of Engineering (coursework) just yet. This will depend on what sort of research and continued funding I get for the fall of '12. Though, rest assured, I will not be doing a thesis just for fun, so if I don't have any research lined up for next fall, I'll be getting a M.Eng and hopefully wearing a cool, orange tassel to complete the school colors effect.
Go Beavers!
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