|developments; waiting|
30 min until pump-time and sleep.
a strange series of events emerged from my interview on monday. i was offered the fellowship position on wednesday, and i have been asked to make a decision by january 2nd.
my first mistake was telling the program director that i was also interviewing for another fellowship program in the same institution. my second mistake was thinking he was my friend. and my third mistake was telling him the date of the other interview when he asked me (mid-jan).
now, he's playing a tough game. he's forcing me to make a decision on his fellowship offer before i have the opportunity to interview with the second group. potentially, if i delay acceptance, he can give the position to other people. being the ivory tower, i am sure there are plenty of well-qualified people banging down his door. on the other hand, if i accept right away, i am doing myself a disservice. i really want the other fellowship. this one was meant to be "back-up" (ha! as if anything at ivory tower would be a back-up plan!).
honestly, i never thought i'd be lucky enough to be in this position.
so, after he put the screws to me on wednesday, i gathered up all the gumption i could gather, and i called the other fellowship program. i figured it couldn't hurt. (a bird in hand, right?)
to my great surprise, they moved my interview date to friday -the very next day.
i was told, "It is hard to find good people." this fellowship has many, many applications. eight people were invited for interview, and five are considered top-notch. i guess i am one of those five. they are going to help me find a solution to my problem before the week is over.
i guess any answer is a good answer, as long as it is a "yes" or a "no". if they tell me to wait, i don't know what i would do. it would be reasonable for them to tell me to wait, since they need the opportunity to interview their other top candidates.
i am on pins and needles. i really, really want the second fellowship. this kind of decision can change a career path.
madeline is running a fever. she's really unhappy.
i can't stop buying christmas presents for people. i think matt should chain me to the house. at least i can't shop online anymore, since it's too late to ship items for christmas.
i am so glad for some time off.... maybe tomorrow i will make some fudge.
a strange series of events emerged from my interview on monday. i was offered the fellowship position on wednesday, and i have been asked to make a decision by january 2nd.
my first mistake was telling the program director that i was also interviewing for another fellowship program in the same institution. my second mistake was thinking he was my friend. and my third mistake was telling him the date of the other interview when he asked me (mid-jan).
now, he's playing a tough game. he's forcing me to make a decision on his fellowship offer before i have the opportunity to interview with the second group. potentially, if i delay acceptance, he can give the position to other people. being the ivory tower, i am sure there are plenty of well-qualified people banging down his door. on the other hand, if i accept right away, i am doing myself a disservice. i really want the other fellowship. this one was meant to be "back-up" (ha! as if anything at ivory tower would be a back-up plan!).
honestly, i never thought i'd be lucky enough to be in this position.
so, after he put the screws to me on wednesday, i gathered up all the gumption i could gather, and i called the other fellowship program. i figured it couldn't hurt. (a bird in hand, right?)
to my great surprise, they moved my interview date to friday -the very next day.
i was told, "It is hard to find good people." this fellowship has many, many applications. eight people were invited for interview, and five are considered top-notch. i guess i am one of those five. they are going to help me find a solution to my problem before the week is over.
i guess any answer is a good answer, as long as it is a "yes" or a "no". if they tell me to wait, i don't know what i would do. it would be reasonable for them to tell me to wait, since they need the opportunity to interview their other top candidates.
i am on pins and needles. i really, really want the second fellowship. this kind of decision can change a career path.
madeline is running a fever. she's really unhappy.
i can't stop buying christmas presents for people. i think matt should chain me to the house. at least i can't shop online anymore, since it's too late to ship items for christmas.
i am so glad for some time off.... maybe tomorrow i will make some fudge.
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