Waiting for a decision from SIT may be as difficult as it was to wait for stubborn Lulu to be born during those two weeks after her due date. These days, for better and worse, the longer I wait the more I am certain that this is the path I want to take next: better,…
It’s been a week since I was supposed to hear about my admissions decision, so I finally called the program director today to check in. They’ve been busy with summer school and haven’t been able to assemble the application review team. He said, Thanks for your understanding. I didn’t say anything. You do understand, don’t…
The days since I submitted my SIT application have been oozing by like banana slugs on Quaaludes. Every day I check my e-mail a thousand times, but not a peep yet from the East. I don’t see why the staff can’t put all their other tasks on hold — like getting the summer session underway…
I don’t know if this belongs on my wormlips blog or here, so I’ll try this for now since it has application to my possible experience at SIT, from whom I still haven’t heard about my application status. It feels weird — dishonest, even — to be writing here when I have no idea if…
I was hoping I might hear from admissions yesterday, but no word. Because of the short time between now and the start of school and the massive amount of things I’d have to do first, I am particularly anxious about hearing the verdict. And what would I do if they said no? I won’t think…
The day after sending my application to SIT, I realized I’d missed some big-time opportunities in my essays. I wrote to the director to see if I could send him a revision and he kindly agreed. Now, after another ridiculous heap of hours and two editorial reviews by Lulu, I have just this second resubmitted.…
This is one from the SIT recommended reading list. Published in 1963 by a white teacher in New Zealand, it describes her lifelong work in the classroom with Maori children and those of British descent. Most inspiring to me are her passion for teaching and her ability to accept cultural differences without judgment. That is,…
I stumbled by pure kismet upon an outstanding YouTube video of an ESL teacher helping her French student with pronunciation. The video’s appearance in my life, on the very day I put finishing touches on my SIT application, seems to be a mysterious sign, a good omen, possibly portending I will be admitted by SIT…
Early this morning I officially submitted my online application to SIT! The waiting will be hard. I hope it won’t be long, and most of all I hope the outcome will make my heart sing Hallelujah! Here are my final SIT résumé and my updated application.
I hope I won’t regret having established this special domain name and blog last night. (Another thank you, Jill!) GinnaMA sprung to mind when I considered this transition as one from Ginna the mother to Ginna the MA candidate. Later I learned that in Maidu language, “ma” is a case beginning indicating the future tense.…
