Good(ish) news

I’ve been hesitating blogging about this, but I guess I should just put it up anyway so my friends (like KL) can get some REAL updates about my life even when they can’t catch me on MSN or in real life.

So the last time I said I was applying for MA in Coursework. So yesterday they just sent me an email to say that I’ve been provisionally admitted, the provision being I graduate with at least second class honours and submit the rest of the supporting documents along with my acceptance letter. This translates to  – I will definitely be staying in school for another 2 years.

But this is not the letter I’m waiting for. A couple of weeks back I talked about big shifts in plans without really spelling things out. Now is a good time to talk about it. I actually applied for MA in Research as well. What happened was that the department sent out an email extending the application deadline for honours students, so I took the chance to apply. Like I mentioned in one of the posts, the reason why I didn’t apply at the end of last year was that I didn’t have a decent research proposal to submit at that time. This time round I still was facing a dearth in research ideas, but after a brainstorming session with Mo I sat down and wrote something that seemed acceptable and submitted it. Now I’m waiting for THIS admission letter. If I am successful in the application, it comes along with a scholarship that pays for my fees as well as give me a stipend, which is good.

Nevertheless the final outcome, I’m staying in school for another 2 years. So I guess that’s good(ish) news in times like this.