Scholarship Update

I just found out that I was nominated by my professors for another departmental scholarship this year. I was really excited, but I have to admit that I was secretly hoping it would be bigger than the $200 I received the previous year. Was it ever. I got $1552.51 which I get to apply to my Miami Bursar bill next semester! That will certainly help with some of the expenses. I also have an application pending for the Gilman Scholarship, which I should hear back about in the next three weeks. I am not sure that I will qualify due to my lack of "diversity" but there is no harm in hoping... especially if it means more financial aid while I am abroad! Now I'm off to go research those expensive things called plane tickets...

Through the Rush of School

In three days I will be totally done with this semester of school, meaning I will have a lot more time for fun stuff like study abroad preparation (= After a ridiculous mix-up on the part of my ISEP coordinator (he gave me two sets of the wrong paperwork, then one of them incorrectly over again, I have had to personally kill a tree to submit all of my official ISEP acceptance stuff. When I have a yard I'll plant one to make up for it. Today I am going to send out my CampusFrance application stuff.... I am slightly nervous because it is just mega-confusing and I hope everything is there. And this is just the beginning! Later I will have to show-up in person to Chicago's Consulate with a million papers, forms, and documents to actually receive my temporary  visa which will have to be officially validated once I arrive in France. Woot.