So this is the big week when my wife decides which grad school she’ll be going to. At the moment the field is narrowed down to Michigan State and Penn State. While Penn State has name cachet, they also prefer students going for doctorates, which my wife isn’t so keen on. It’s also in the middle of nowhere which may crimp my ability to provide for the two of us. Michigan State though is trying really, really hard to get us to come. Like lining me up with the Art Dept. faculty to help me find a job in the region, a stipend as well as scholarship for the wife, and cheap on-campus dorm housing. The University of Washington appears to be discombobulated as they say “yes we want you!” but “you’ll have to pay!”. No scholarship or stipend. And then they sent my wife several confusing mailings which suggest they really, really want her but have no idea what to do about it. University of NY Albany is off the lists as they won’t know until late April, early May, about who they want. And then there’s the elusive University of Illinois \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Urabana\/Champagne which would be my wife’s top pick but they have yet to utter a peep about who they want. Exciting isn’t it? Anyway we should know by the end of this week where we’ll be living in late August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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