I have some good news! I was able to send a former professor a draft for a paper that I wrote. My paper is a writing sample that I am going to submit to San Francisco State University's philosophy department's Master's program. If my former professor thinks it's a good paper and I send it in before November 1st, then, chances are, I will be accepted into the program. Meanwhile, by tomorrow, I plan on finishing my application for graduate school. I need to use the computer at my dad's workplace (I am using a laptop to submit this post). If I am successful with this writing sample and with the application, I should be notified of my admittance probably as late as December.

Once accepted, I plan to start working out the details of where I am going to be living and how I am going to support myself while I am studying for my Master's degree. I have also discovered a website that is offering payments for articles that are of interests to religious skeptics. I am hoping that if I can write some quality articles on creation/evolution, miracles, theism/atheism, and topics of importance to skeptics and people of faith alike, then I can make some greater extra money that I can use to help pay for my used car. I went through a list of topics and came up with over 20 potential topic titles. Now I just have to get to work and hopefully, I will have my first article complete by next week!

Matthew

Congratulations!

It gets better!

I completed my application but I was up until almost 3 AM one morning worried that I really messed up on my application. The application requested GRE exam scores and I had none. I e-mailed someone in the department and I asked her about this and she said that her department doesn't require them. So that's a relief! I got back my essay sample today and revised it. I sent it back to my former professor tonight and hopefully she can look at it this week and give me her comments this week or next week. I have mailed off a request for transcripts and a confirmation for my application as well as the payment for the fee. All I need now are the transcripts, letters of recommendation, and the application form for the department. I need to mail all of these together as a package and I should be accepted!

Matthew

Sweet! Good luck, my friend!