Sunday, January 20, 2008

Moving in, Moving on to a new level

It is undoubtedly long due, but D and I are moving in together. We are not sure if it is going to be in my place or in a rented place. It will take place sometime during March, after I take the GRE. The catalyst to this decision is D's landlord, who decided to terminate her lease before it's due date in the end of April.
Obviously, some changes will have to be made. The small room will become the cat's room. My library will move to the little balcony I have, which - like the bedroom - will be off-limit to the cats. D's appliances and furniture will be examined, some will be sold, some will move here and some will be shipped abroad, to our new home. Hopefully, we will not have to store it in a warehouse for too long.
A careful planning is required, with deadlines and dependencies. Reorganizing two homes is a project, and like any other project it requires time, effort and has its risks. With careful planning we will be able to overcome all of them.
Moving in together will also take our relationship to a new level. A better one.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Application Update

Yesterday I received my TOEFL score: 112 of 120, with the following breakdown: 29 in reading and listening comprehension (each), 24 in speaking and 30 in writing. This score is good enough for Cincinnati and Calgary; it is even good enough for MIT.

As D is doing in her blog, I intend to periodically update on the progress of my application to the two U-of-C's (Cincinnati and Calgary).

Cincinnati:
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Application - done.
Transcripts - sent, receipt has not been acknowledged yet.
TOEFL - done. The score will be reported to Cincinnati within the next two or three weeks.
GRE - the test is on March 10. Course underway. Probably not too important.
Letters of recommendation - done online. For some reason their status is not yet updated in the website.
Application deadline - end of January (for international students).

Calgary:
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Application - started. Stuck on letter of purpose.
Transcripts - ready to be sent.
TOEFL - done. The score will be reported to Calgary within the next two or three weeks.
GRE - most probably not required at all.
Letters of recommendation - one is agreed; two more people should recommend.
Application deadline - end of March (probably).