Regardless of my interest in video games and other media forms (Harry Potter and some animes, anyone?) I do not consider myself a fanboy by any means. I can control my passionate interests around other people, and if asked to write an essay on it, I can keep it concise and excitement at a minimum for a typical audience.
First.... omg assassin's creed brotherhood looks amazing. I am slightly disappointed I won't be able to play it until next semester when I bring my PS3 to cornell. The combat system shift towards the offensive along strings of assassination kills, managing your brotherhood of assassins, using them in gameplay, and so much more that hasn't even been revealed yet. I desperately want it.
I've also been trying to find a coop video game to play with my girlfriend - so she isn't bored out of her mind when I am playing - and am rediscovering PS3 splitscreen shooters. I am deciding between CoD: WaW and Resistance 1.
Anyway, I am writing my grad essay for stanford and I am trying to hard not to sound like a fanboy when I am writing about Caroline Hoxby. But she is freaking amazing. She's advised disserations for Kirabo Jackson, Sandra Black, Bridget Long, and Leah Boustan who are awesome in their own right. I would probably give a toe just to work under her... but it's hard trying not to sound like a fanboy in my essay
Tuesday 19 October 2010
Sunday 17 October 2010
Really a Zero-Sum Game
$2324.
That's how much my 25 graduate applications will cost me, including sending my GRE scores - this is kind of ridiculous. Undergraduate applications were nothing like this at all. I am applying to so many schools because it is very hard to get into grad schools and random luck plays a large role in applications since the incoming class size is often less than 30 or 40.
While writing this post, I took two schools of my list. I can afford to be more selective about schools since I am interested in labor and education economics. Most schools don't have faculty who seem to be really into it.
Go big, or go home...?
That's how much my 25 graduate applications will cost me, including sending my GRE scores - this is kind of ridiculous. Undergraduate applications were nothing like this at all. I am applying to so many schools because it is very hard to get into grad schools and random luck plays a large role in applications since the incoming class size is often less than 30 or 40.
While writing this post, I took two schools of my list. I can afford to be more selective about schools since I am interested in labor and education economics. Most schools don't have faculty who seem to be really into it.
Go big, or go home...?
Saturday 9 October 2010
Zero-Sum Game
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: $59.99
Killzone 3: $59.96
Final Fantasy III: $18.15
Final Fantasy IV: $21.67
Average Grad Application Fee (With GRE Score included): $80
Killzone 3: $59.96
Final Fantasy III: $18.15
Final Fantasy IV: $21.67
Average Grad Application Fee (With GRE Score included): $80
Ridiculously Busy Procrastinating
Okay so taking 20 credits wasn't entirely in my plans... I am getting my hands into some real research. I am pulling data files from the Displaced Workers Survey Supplement to the Current Population Survey for my thesis. This involves looking at a codebook, finding the right column numbers to pull data from, and then using Stata to pull them out. Apparently it's easier with SAS but... I don't know how to use SAS. Crap.
On top of that is my original research project from the summer that I have to reconcile (aka, actually do). Although it is part of one of my classes, I definitely feel more invested in it then I would be if it were a typical class. My other classes so far don't seem like a lot of work. Oh, wait, there's the real analysis class. yeah...
On the other hand, courses for next semester - my last undergrad semester - have come out! Some out of the way classes that seem interesting so far are CS1110 with Java, and the History of Battle. Yes, the history of warfare. Hell yes.
On top of that is my original research project from the summer that I have to reconcile (aka, actually do). Although it is part of one of my classes, I definitely feel more invested in it then I would be if it were a typical class. My other classes so far don't seem like a lot of work. Oh, wait, there's the real analysis class. yeah...
On the other hand, courses for next semester - my last undergrad semester - have come out! Some out of the way classes that seem interesting so far are CS1110 with Java, and the History of Battle. Yes, the history of warfare. Hell yes.
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