Joys of Marshall

I’m e-mailing people in the U.K. Sort of odd, to be conversing out of the blue with someone on another continent, who is I’m sure a very distinguished scholar.

I’m asking them about their graduate programs in Statistics. So far I e-mailed someone from University College of London. I’m working on someone from Cambridge.

I’m wondering if they’ll write me back.

“Personal Details” and “Education” are the first two tabs in the Marshall Scholarship application process, and they are no sweat. It’s the next one “Proposed Programme of Study” that’s hanging me up. I’m sifting through British Universities. So far, possibilities include the afore-mentioned institutions and the U of York.

“Employment” is confusing. I’m not sure if they want me to list what I’ve done or not.

Ok, so I’ve skipped over the “Recommenders” tab, because I have issues with that. One of my prof’s is gone, another I’m not sure whether to ask, and the one I know I’ll ask I shot an e-mail asking if he would write and asking his opinion on the one I’m not sure whether to ask. There’s a spot for one more, and again I’m not sure who I’ll ask.

“Personal Information”, i.e. “Brag Upon Yourself”. I did. “Other Awards” is pretty easy in my case, though I actually do have something to fill out in the “grants, prizes, and medals won” box, though not much.

My biggest issue, then becomes the “Statements” tab. Here you paste in your essay and also your “Proposed Academic Programme”. The last one especially scares me. I’d like to do some research, but if I want to “read for a research degree” I’m supposed to “give an outline proposal of the research” I want to do. !!!