Inceptum

23Dec07

The application process to study abroad has officially begun.  The amount of things that must be done from now until boarding the plane is staggering.  I will only have a few months to get everything together — which is enough time, but if I procrastinate at all, then there will be trouble.

The List:

• Obtain two letters of recommendation
• Write a personal statement on why I want to study abroad
• Apply to study abroad
• Obtain another letter of recommendation, this one for a scholarship
• Apply for several scholarships
• Have several meetings with advisers
• Plan classes for the next two years
• Visit the heads of various departments around the university to negotiate class equivalences abroad
• Put down some money on a couple different initial deposits
• Read and sign a couple dozen different forms
• Apply for a visa
• Have a doctor’s appointment
• Book a flight
• Buy everything I’ll need while abroad
• Plus a bunch of other stuff that I’m forgetting

Whew.  By the way, anyone feel like lending giving me $24,000?

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