Tuesday, April 7, 2009

EPIC FAIL

I didn't get into the one and only grad school I applied for. Should I be surprised? Probably not. In retrospect I should have applied to more than one school. But I didn't.

Where do I go from here? I'm not entirely sure. The prospect of searching and applying for jobs in Toronto is not appealing to me, especially since this so called "bad economy" is, from what I hear, pretty bad. Teaching English in countries I've fallen in love with (Japan, Taiwan) for a short amount of time is slowly becoming more of realistic option.

I know what I want, I'm just not exactly sure how to go about getting it. Applying to a broader selection of grad schools is one option. I'm even tinkering with the idea of applying to some MFA programs, which means I'll have to put some serious effort into building my portfolio. Not being tied down to anything for the next year will make this easier.

The upside to not getting in will give me the opportunity to travel for a longer period of time than I had originally planned. We'll see. I don't know.


2 comments:

b said...

p.s. where did Vanessa go??

Cindy said...

shitters about your grad school apps. i haven't seen you in like two weeks. i will buy you a drink tonight and mourn over our uncertain future.