Academic Platypus

At first I thought, all despairing: "This must crush my spirit now,"
But I bear it and am bearing, only do not ask me how.

-George MacDonald, Translations From the German

I'm at it again. All the recommenders are sorted, the letters of intent drafted, and I've opened applications to three schools: Brown, University of Chicago, and Princeton. The great graduate entry push has begun. I'm Irish enough to be cynical and Irish enough not to quit.

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