Why is this shit taking so long. Let me rephrase this question, why am I dragging this shit out? Why are most of my friends in Ph.D. programs and I have yet to get out of undergrad?
So a few weeks ago I was with my friend, we were going to Georgia State so that she could get me one of those seriously underpriced MARTA cards. I was looking around thinking hmmm should i transfer here? Its a much better enviroment for a student over the age of 23. I could focus on classes minus the social. I could take some fascinating classes that you can only take at a state school. And lastly, Georgia State is less than 3000 dollars a semester for tuition. Simply a matter of economics. Spelman avergaes about 7000 semester. Shit my americorps stipend would almost clear out a semesters full-time tution at GSU.
MY reasons for staying at Spelman are quite superficial. Really the only reason i'm staying is because I want SPELMAN on my diploma. In addition- I have met some fabulous people and great friends and learned a lot about feminism. Its also nice to be in an all black classroom. Spelman can feel very familial at times. Most of all I worked to hard to get here- I need to commit to something, follow through and graduate. It is something that i'm very bad at doing. I usually get within inches and then somehow pull out.... I've got to finish this race.
But GSU, is a great school. It has some classes that I find really interesting. It's a quite a bargain. I can just go to class then come home- no socializing required. They have great facilites (gym and performance halls) and all kinds of other goodies. Plus I can get a cheap MARTA card(hey thats a deal breaker).
So thats whats been circulating in my head lately.
Other things:
I stole another another newspaper from the MARTA station this morning(money collector thing sometimes doesnt work so you can just pull it open and grab a paper. The station agent tried to yell at me but i responded 'it didnt want my money 'then took off like an arthritic track star. Off all the things i could shoplift, I choose a newspaper? I'm gangsta forreal)
But really, how are you gonna act all brand new when the machine takes my money, like you have nothing to do with the AJC but then act all crunk and committed when i take a paper for free.
I'm just saying.
One last thing. It is 75 degrees out and the library still wants to blast the air condition. Why do people insist on putting on ac in the winter time? I am not a piece of meat that needs to be shipped across the country so why do i feel like one in this 61 degree computer lab? I HATE HATE HATE AC. AC should only be used when it is 85 or over. And even then it should be used sparingly. I fucking have goosebumps!!!
until later- when i'm feeling decisive...
me
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from one who also likes to move around, hither and yon, stick it out. if there are class at GSU that interest you that much, take them later for leisure. go online and find the syllabi or something. just finish, man. just finish...
"arthritic track star"? sounds a little jean grae-esque...
i don't like AC either. i am perpetually cold at work. finally got hip to the game and just left a sweatshirt here. so what it looks like i'm wearing the same thing most days...
look forward to seeing you in oct...
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You can cross register and take classes at both! Georgia has a great program for that for tons of schools. GSU is pretty cool, spoken from 25, non social, trying to graduate perspective.
Link to GSU:
http://www.gsu.edu/es/crossregistration.html
Link to app:
http://www.emory.edu/GSOAS/PDF/ARCHE.pdf#search=%22georgia%20college%20cross%20registration%20%22
Peace Jen
(fruitfly)-im trying very hard- i have also cut back on my already thin social life in hopes that i can focus better...
I went to target the other day to see if i could gt a sweatshirt and thermals- the woman looked at me like i was crazy.
hey- im just tryna be prepared for that winter
(jenrasta) do u have the link where you can cross register the tuition costs as well?
thanks to both of you!
honestly, you should go where you feel at most comfortable. sure, names do matter; they carry prestigue. however, private, conservative schools are limiting and not as adventorous in terms of classes offered. if you plan to go on to graduate school, spelman might look a little bit better on the application (well, a WHOLE lot better). if you're saying, fuck grad skool, then by all means go to gsu. (but you can also go to gsu and eventually go to grad school, of course...i'm just saying name carries power.)
oh and ignore the typos. ph.d's (or almost ph.d.) doesn't mean shit.
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