Let the long list finally be semi-official!

So, as I've been trying to compile this list of possible Grad-School prospects- I can now say with certainty...my head IS exploding! Too many choices, too many profs, too many locations...

So, here goes...the SEMI-OFFICIAL list:

I've decided to divide them in 4 tiers (levels):

1st Tier: Harvard

          Princeton/Yale (both or one)

          Cornell

          Brown

2nd Tier: U of Chicago

          U of Oregon

3rd Tier: Illinois-Urbana

          U of Notre Dame

4th Tier: UCSB          

Possible MA's: Darthmouth...

...and then there are the maybe's: NYU, U of Colorado-Boulder, U of Washington... 

and the "more needs to be investigated" ones: UNC, Ohio State, Northwestern,  UNH, SDSU, SFSU, UCI, Georgetown...

As you can see...I have some work ahead of me...but hey I figure it's just February and I got till October at least to finalize all this!

Oh yes- almost forgot...and it wouldn't hurt to add what am I planning to study LOL:

Comparative Literature (focus: French, English 17-18th, 19th cty,  romanticism, theater...maybe mixed in with some Russian works)

Until I update you again,

K

The start of it all...JAN 28th 2010

Jan 28t 2011...It's a regular Friday one could say... (well except for the fact that me and the kiddo have been sick:(... but let me back up first just to introduce myself and where this idea for this particular blog originated from!

See...I am young mommy to a 4 year old boy, an undergrad currently abroad at my favorite place in the WORLD, and a future PhD candidate!...And as I was browsing today some "Grad forums"...came across a blog (mentioned in a different area of this blog)...and got the idea: " Surely I have to record my thoughts, the process of this daunting "Grad to be" task!

So, today, Jan 28th, I officially mark as the grand start of this process! And although my research has started many moons ago, for some reason today seemed like a good day to start recording it all (maybe because I am neglecting to write my litt. paper on Stendhal- due in 5 days...at this very moment!)

So, hopefully my posts will help some of you out there, while encourage others to follow your dreams...and never give up!:)

Till we meet again...
Yours...K