#20: I’m Going To Grad School!

The Bad Chinese Teacher Podcast

On air March 16th, 2020. Recorded March 16th, 2020.

We’ve made it to the end of the first season! Times are weird, but hey — thanks for sticking around.

I’ve mentioned here and there that I was applying to master’s programs in education this year. The decision to apply was one largely defined by self-doubt and the legitimate fear that — given my unimpressive undergraduate record, basement-level GPA, and track record of being unceremoniously rejected from every post-grad fellowship I had applied to during my senior spring — I would be spending over $1,000 on application and testing fees just to be turned down from every school I applied to.

I applied to eight programs. I was accepted to all eight programs.

I’ll be attending an Ivy League school next fall.

This is what happened.

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