tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002038439593481614.post6886007967908599072..comments2014-03-24T08:38:41.241-05:00Comments on OFI/OFO: Complete?ArticulateDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002038439593481614.post-33986036471932594732009-06-03T21:00:55.476-05:002009-06-03T21:00:55.476-05:00Well, actually, Lilian, it was more like 150 by th...Well, actually, Lilian, it was more like 150 by the time I quit applying! Bear in mind, I received my first rejection letter while I was overseas on a Fulbright, the December <i>before</i> I wrote my dissertation. So, beginning with the season before the dissertation year, I spent nearly 5 years applying. That's about 30 a year. Considering the season lasts about 8 months, that's what -- about 2 a week. A lot of sweat and soul went into each of those applications.<br /><br />I can safely say, writing grant proposals to support my research, to further human knowledge and understanding, to find practical applications for these efforts is <b>so</b> much more rewarding. It took me five years to realize that I hadn't gone to graduate school to become a perpetual job seeker. That's not really my forte. I do other things better.<br /><br />Finally, I've got some validation for that. You'll find your breakthrough. I'm sure of it.ArticulateDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407769773596623808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3002038439593481614.post-49092376313611370812009-06-03T20:47:23.297-05:002009-06-03T20:47:23.297-05:00So, I knew they were upwards of 90, but, did you r...So, I knew they were upwards of 90, but, did you <i>really</i> send out 138 applications? I won't do that, I'll stop on the, I don't know, 20th? (because there are only 3-5 openings in my area each year, at most). <br /><br />I hope everything comes out just fine in the end. And no wonder you're only blogging again now -- not too much happening for 3 months and them, BAM! all at once you have all this to do!Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809018728037248794noreply@blogger.com