Some Good News
Apr. 15th, 2012 12:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
askygoneonfire As i think I mentioned previously, Sussex accepted me to study for a PhD in Gender Studies beginning this September. This was exciting news but not to the point where I could actually *become* excited because whilst I have saved carefully these last 2 years, I have nowhere near enough money to pay for PhD study because I'm not paid a bajillion pounds a month.
I applied for a studentship award and submitted a terrible proposal - forcing myself to finish it and actually send it in on the same week I heard that Lu had died - against all my inclination and energy really, getting it in. About 3 weeks later I was invited to an interview - as I believe I mentioned here - and a couple of days later they emailed me, informally, to tell me that incredibly, happily and - to my mind - against all the odds, I won a studentship; fees and a modest living allowance. Coupled with my savings I should just about to get through 3 years in Brighton, as long as I can get a part time job as well.
Today I received an emailed copy of the official offer and the promise that a hard copy is in the post. I'm going. I'm going to do the thing I've been saying I want to do for about 7 years.
I'm doing it.
Lot's to sort out before now and September - finding a place to live with Vincent (the cat) being top of the list but the wheels are in motion.
I applied for a studentship award and submitted a terrible proposal - forcing myself to finish it and actually send it in on the same week I heard that Lu had died - against all my inclination and energy really, getting it in. About 3 weeks later I was invited to an interview - as I believe I mentioned here - and a couple of days later they emailed me, informally, to tell me that incredibly, happily and - to my mind - against all the odds, I won a studentship; fees and a modest living allowance. Coupled with my savings I should just about to get through 3 years in Brighton, as long as I can get a part time job as well.
Today I received an emailed copy of the official offer and the promise that a hard copy is in the post. I'm going. I'm going to do the thing I've been saying I want to do for about 7 years.
I'm doing it.
Lot's to sort out before now and September - finding a place to live with Vincent (the cat) being top of the list but the wheels are in motion.
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Date: 2012-04-15 05:19 pm (UTC)I really need to stop being so afraid of travelling. I don't know why it freaks me out, especially since I have so many really kind people willing to help me.
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Date: 2012-04-15 04:39 pm (UTC)Your icon is pretty epic.
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Date: 2012-04-18 03:56 am (UTC)(Sorry for the horrible tardiness of this comment. I am very happy for you even though I am horribly behind on my reading page!)