I just wrote a long e-mail to the UCLA admissions chair explaing why I decided not to go to their graduate school. I've gotten to be sort of an expert at writing rejections and now I've got to write my acceptance. I feel like it should start out, "Congratulations! I'm coming to your graduate program!" Maybe I should try for something more modest.
I don't think I mentioned how much I hate making decisions; if that can be considered a pet peave, then it's one of mine. I loathe decisive action so much that I now refuse to decide whether I want to go to Hawaii this year. Yes, in order to put off my decision even more I will now consider deferring admission at Hawaii for a year. I will only actually defer if there are other viable options available to me in the intervening year (service, living in community, etc.). Meaning, now I need to start look into these options. See, it's not the decision making process I dislike; I enjoy gathering data. It is the decision itself that I cannot suffer.
Posted by tdupuy at April 7, 2004 2:16 AM