One school is down. We found out today that Avram wasn't accepted to Duke. Not entirely unexpected, as they only have a four percent admittance rate in the Religion program. Last year our first response was an acceptance, and although I highly prefer that, I do still hope that there will be more positive news later.
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Since posting, we have also received an email from University of Wisconsin-Madison saying that Avram was accepted! He'll receive a letter with more information soon. It didn't say anything about funding yet, but because it's a public school, Avram will have to fill out a Fafsa first, and things like that. Still it means we're not going home in a bag! And here I was wondering if we should have come to Oxford. At this rate of hearing, we'll have everything discovered by tomorrow, although I don't think my heart can handle much more ups and downs.
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Chocolate Pudding Delight
2 days ago
Wow! Yesterday you complained and now you know about two. That's great.
ReplyDeleteLet this teach you that complaining will always get you what you want. :-)
ReplyDeleteOkay, kidding. Seriously, that's awesome. UW-M is a great school. Even I say so, and I'm from Minnesota. (I'm not allowed to like anything in Wisconsin. It has something to do with football, I think.) And though I am very glad you guys went to Oxford (I got bragging rights), I am pleased that Wisconsin is like four thousand miles closer.
Congrats Avram! You must love the cold States Thor - this is the second time you will live in Wisconsin.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite professors got her doctorate from Wisconsin. I'm sure you'll do great wherever you go.
ReplyDeletethat is great thora!! although one of my friends was telling me how cold it was today in wisconsin... she said it was -45 with the wind chill!! Brrrr!! better get some of those thermal garments! ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah, who wanted to go to stinky old Duke anyway. I mean, their mascot is a devil fercryin'outloud, how can they have a proper religion program with such a diabolic mascot?
ReplyDelete- Matt, who should know about things like this, living so close to Springville (home of the Red Devils!)
Yeah!!! Congrats. What a relief, especially after a rejection.
ReplyDelete(On a related (and I hope you don't think of it as self-congratulatory) note, I got my acceptance to UW-Madison today.)
I was hoping if you had heard anything from Wisc, you would tell us. Already I'm imagining in potentia finding great cheap food via Matt's restaurant radar...Mmmm. Keep us posted on all of your schools; we love to know how goes your apps as well. Congratulations on getting into Wisc as well, now I'm wishing for lots of money for you and Avram both.
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Well, congratulations! I'm sure you'll qualify for FAFSA I mean, you have two kids, well, almost two kids, so that's gotta count for something right? Anyway, I hope you get lots of good financial aide, and all that.
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