I just got accepted to the University of my choice!

[RandomKoolzip]

I applied to Dominican Univerity to study pre-Library and Information Science and got accepted. This is after being turned down by a handful of other schools in the past two years....I'll be going in as a transfer student starting Fall of this year. Yay!

I hope to go there to get my MLA, too. It's the only school in the Chicago area with a pre-Library program.

Now all I have to do is, uh, apply for scholarships and loans. Wah! :cry:

[GOPisEvil]

1. Well, congratulations and condolences.

You'll make a fine libarian type with your mountain of debt.

:toast:

[RandomKoolzip]

4. Exactly.

I'm gonna NEED a librarian just to collate all my bills.

At least it's better than being a cook, though.

[MissMillie]

2. SWEET! good going!

good luck w/ the scholarships and loans.

My son just got 4 years of tuition to any MA state college or university... it's a John & Abigail Adams scholarship. I feel like I won the lottery!

[RandomKoolzip]

5. I'll look that one up.

What are the requirements for getting an Adams scholarship?

[MissMillie]

7. It's a Massachusetts scholarship

It is for performance on the standardized test known as the MCAS, which I believe is only administered here in MA.

[RandomKoolzip]

9. Ah....okay.

Thanks for the heads up, though. :thumbsup:

[redwitch]

11. believe me, you did!

we are spending everything we have for my son's college- and he'll still be in debt up to his eyeballs when he graduates.

[XNASA]

3. So will you be moving to Oak Park?

That's cool, man.

[RandomKoolzip]

8. Nah...I'll be using the car.

It's about a 45 minute drive everyday. But it's SOOOOO worth it.

I dig Oak Park, though. The Frank Lloyd Wright houses in the area are just extraordinarily beautiful.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Congrats!

[RandomKoolzip]

10. Thank you!!!!!

[redwitch]

12. Well done!

Congratulations and don't sweat the money part too much. (ugh!) You're young, you have years to pay it back! :-) Plus, if you get a library job with the city or state, the money's not bad, the benefits are great and life in the library is tranquil and full of good things to read.

[RandomKoolzip]

16. Well, I'm 31 in a few weeks.

So..."young?" Compared to Rose Kennedy, sure. :evilgrin:

I was a dumbass and dropped out of college after three years in the 90's. I've been working in food service ever since and I NEED an escape. It's too stressful and I'm not a "foodie."

Not looking forward to paying off debt, but I hope it'll be a vertical move, career-wise. Especially in Chicago, where we have a vital and thriving Public Library system.

[redwitch]

28. You're just a baby!

31 is so young I almost can't remember when I was 31, ancient history! redwitch is a dumbass too, but fortunately found something she likes to do that pays the bills. You'll always be young- how could a RandonKoolzip ever be old??? ( One of my very favorite DU names BTW).

[RandomKoolzip]

39. Hey thanks....that was sweet.

:hi:

[redwitch]

40. you are welcome honey

P.S. Sorry I spelled your name wrong! :blush:

...and you may see me tonight with an illegal code smilie....

[ProfessorGAC]

13. Kool For U!

G'luck.
The Professor

[RandomKoolzip]

17. T'anks!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

14. Congrats!!

[RandomKoolzip]

18. Danke.

[Trigger Hippie]

15. Congrats!

My goal is to get an MLA, too, someday! :)

[RandomKoolzip]

19. Oh yeah?

My parents were both librarians. I grew up in that environment. I originally went to school to study music, then made a transition to English and journalism. When I dropped out, I hoped to get back into journalism, but it's such am inconsistent and fickle career. Library work may pay less, but it's stable and quiet, which is what I need.

Good luck with getting your MLA!

[Trigger Hippie]

20. I have a degree in journalism myself.

I only stuck with it a few years because it was too stressful for me. I love the quiet of libraries.... Good luck on your degree too!. :)

[Heidi]

21. Right on, RandomKoolzip.

Don't waste anytime applying for financial assistance. This opportunity is too good, and you know in your heart that you deserve it. Go get 'em! :thumbsup:

[RandomKoolzip]

22. Thamks!

:woohoo: :bounce: :party:

[LostinVA]

23. Do you mean your MLIS?

[RandomKoolzip]

31. Yeah....same thing.

Pah! Semantics!

[LostinVA]

37. Just asking -- I've never heard it called that!

[bicentennial_baby]

24. w00t!

:bounce: Congratulations!! :bounce:

[RandomKoolzip]

33. Muchas Gracias.

[Midlodemocrat]

25. Hey, KoolZip

Check out this site if you haven't already. Might be helpful.

www.finaid.org

Also, I would highly recommend the Chronicle Higher Education website www.chronicle.com, just for its information value.

Good luck!

[RandomKoolzip]

29. Hey, thanks a bunch.

[Cathyclysmic]

26. yaaaay!

Congrats...You can get most of those loans waved when you get a job...don't worry about that stuff now.

[AngryAmish]

27. It is in a nice suburb - River Forest

Home of Paul Harvey. Good day!

on edit, you live here so I think you can figure it out.

[RandomKoolzip]

34. Paul Harvey, the late conservative radio commentator?

Huh, Strange company.

It's near Oak Park, which is awesome. On days off, I can check out the Frank Lloyd Wright homes.

[AngryAmish]

35. He's still alive

[RandomKoolzip]

36. Oops! My mistake.

I thought I heard something on the radio about him dying a few years ago. must be the cough syrup talking.

[hfojvt]

30. you mean there is a pre-library degree?

That is mind boggling.
Ah well, at least, unlike my degree, there are places which might actually hire you once you get the degree.

[RandomKoolzip]

32. It's not common.

THere are a few schools all over the country that offer one. I lucked out in finding one in the Chicago area. Hopefully, once I get my Bachelor's, I can work for a while and save up some bucks to advance to the Master's program.

[hfojvt]

38. that is mind boggling too

Once I did my five years of undergrad I just wanted to get out - anywhich way I could. Part of that was that I hated Twin-town.
Same with graduate school, which I only went to because I could not find a job, any job.
I enjoy school in theory, but I really wanted to get out and start my life. Also, the reality of school did not live up to the theory. Especially in graduate school you don't get to cut classes any more.

[Metta]

41. Good for you. Congratulations.

I hope this works out better than you expect and less awful than you fear. All the best. :hi:

[RandomKoolzip]

45. Thanks. That was darn eloquent!

:thumbsup:

[Metta]

47. Big smile.

Emoticons won't do.

[Pacifist Patriot]

42. Excellent! Best of luck to you.

[RandomKoolzip]

46. Why, thank you very much!

[eyepaddle]

43. Congratulations!

:thumbsup:

I will confess that I must join the ranks of thoise who were unaware of the pre-library program--anywhere!

I have two cousins with Master's in Library Science (not sure of the particular acronym) it seems to be working for them! :D

[RandomKoolzip]

44. It's usually MLS (I made a typo in the OP), but

Dominican's undergrad program is called Pre-Library and Information Science, and their Masters' acronym is MLIS.

Contrary to the news that Libraries across the country are in trouble, there are THRIVING libraries here in Chicago, and many others in the US are adapting to technological advances. Congrats to your cousins! I hope I can join their ranks!

[fishwax]

48. Congratulations!

I had a friend doing MLS (in Oklahoma), and she really enjoyed it. Also (though this may not be too important given your assessment of the city's library system), the MLS degree is actually a lot more versatile, I think, than most people give it credit for.

Anyway, congrats and good luck!

[RandomKoolzip]

49. That's what many people have told me.

I have a friend in SAN FRANCISCO who's working for a public library and actually surviving. If she can do it on a librarian's salary, so can I!

[nini]

50. Congratulations!

I had to borrow money too, but it's worth it in the long run.

Good Luck.

[Shine]

51. Good for you!!

:toast:

May all your dreams come true.

[Beware the Beast Man]

52. Alright! Congratulations are in order!

:bounce: :toast: