Rabbinical School Progress Report
I took the GRE last Friday. I think I did OK, but I’m reserving judgment until I get the score report with percentile rankings and my analytical writing score. I totally nailed the verbal section, and I think I made a fair show of the essay section, but I choked on the math section – got bogged down on some early problems and didn’t have time at the end — which bugs me because I’m really good at math. In fact, I didn’t practice for the math section because on my first diagnostic test, I got a perfect score. Whatevs. I’ll retake it if the rabbis tell me to.
Yesterday I finished the first draft of all the essays for one of the schools I’m applying to. This was doubtless the hardest part of the application process, and with the first batch out of the way, I should be primed for the rest. I celebrated this victory with a couple of glasses of my Hefe-Wit (hefeweizen brewed with orange peel, coriander, and ginger), which has turned out smashingly, thank you for asking.
I’ve given recommendation forms to 2 of the 3-4 people I’ll need recommedations from.
Today I mailed transcript request forms to 2 of the 3 schools I need transcripts from. I already have a sealed transcript copies from the remaining school and will forward them with my applications.
Left to do: More essays, a couple more more recommendation requests, and the application forms themselves. I’m shooting to get it all done by Thanksgiving, so that I can be thankful that I’m done with my rabbinical school applications and concentrate on the marathon coming up in (gasp) just over 3 weeks.