Decisions, decisions
I realize that I haven’t posted since my trip to NYC (which was, by the way, utterly wonderful). That means that my plan to get back to posting once a day (at least on weekdays) didn’t go so well. Still, there’s hope for me to make it back to that level yet, so consider this yet another attempt.
Instead of trying to catch everyone up on what’s been going on recently, I’ll confine myself to the big things. Namely: grad school stuff.
I sent out three applications, and so far I’ve received two letters. Michigan has declined to offer me a slot in their program. This might be a minor blow to my ego, but as they were choice three I didn’t let it get me down too much.
Georgia Tech, my number two choice, has offered me a space. This would (hopefully) mean studying under Amy Bruckman who heads the ELC (Electronic Learning Communities) project. I’d be sort of surprised if many of you have heard of her, but she’s really awesome. I had a long phone conversation with her a week or two ago, and she really impressed me, and got me excited about the program there.
NYU, the clear front runner at the moment, hasn’t gotten back to me yet. I’m really hoping for this one. NYU would mean not only living in NYC, but it would also mean studying with Clay Shirky. (I am about halfway through Clay’s most recent book. It’s not heavy reading, I just don’t have much time to devote to it. It is excellent. Seriously so. And Jon, if you still read LiveJournal, I think you should take a look. There’s some mention of Wenger and CoPs.)
Anyway, here’s hoping I’ll know by next week as Georgia Tech has a response deadline of April 15. Of course at this point I have no idea how I’m going to pay for this whole “education thing”. But, hey, I’m sure something’ll work out.
Thomas