I know things about nitrogen!
Feb. 27th, 2012 07:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gryphonseggI just finished writing an essay for a graduate project. *breathes deeply* I'll talk to the professor in charge of the project on the phone this week. The essay is . . . well, it's what the application asked for-- a summary of why I'm interested in becoming part of it. I spent the weekend fearing that I wouldn't be able to write a long enough essay. This afternoon, I sat down and composed one that was too long, and I had to edit. I'm going to edit again tomorrow before I send it.
I hope it makes me look like I have a good idea of what I want to do if I get in and get the grant. But I think it looks less like "Here is my well-thought-out plan. It is a good plan. It deserves funding." and more like "I use big words! I know things about nitrogen! I saw your new machine on the internet-- it looks cool, and I want to use it! I am really, really into phytoplankton! Please give me fuuuuuundiiiiiing and let me play with the shiny machine with the funny name!" I don't know if I'm giving the right impression or not. Then again, I DO know things about nitrogen, which is good any way you turn it.
I hope it makes me look like I have a good idea of what I want to do if I get in and get the grant. But I think it looks less like "Here is my well-thought-out plan. It is a good plan. It deserves funding." and more like "I use big words! I know things about nitrogen! I saw your new machine on the internet-- it looks cool, and I want to use it! I am really, really into phytoplankton! Please give me fuuuuuundiiiiiing and let me play with the shiny machine with the funny name!" I don't know if I'm giving the right impression or not. Then again, I DO know things about nitrogen, which is good any way you turn it.
