Thursday, October 9, 2008

Application Anxiety

Ever since the wedding, Matt has been working to get his applications for grad school prepared. It is amazing to me how much work and time goes into them! He has gotten almost all of his recommendation letters ready, as well as the applications themsleves, and now the big task at hand is the essays. Each school has a different deadline, the first one being the third week in October, and they follow all the way through January. I am so proud of him for his dedication and hard work, he amazes me how committed he is to any project he undertakes, his entire education shows that!

Anyways, since people keep asking us what schools we have in mind, I thought I would post to let you know our “top 6.” They are:

University of the Pacific - Stockton, CA
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
Regis University - Denver, CO
Duke University - Raleigh, NC
Boston Universtity - Boston, MA
The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH

No order in particular, and honestly we have no preferences right now. We have decided to send an application to each one of these schools and hover anxiously by the mail box to see who wants us! As Matt prepares each one, we can't help but consider what God has in store for us, whether it’s across the country, or right here in California. While very frightening, it is also so exciting to have the opportunity to allow Him to (literally) point us the direction in which we are to go, and trust and have faith that He will provide for us.
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you." - Psalm 32:8-10

6 comments:

Mikyla Lathrop said...

i love being staked by the warta family!! it makes me feel special :)

Tiffany said...

how exciting! we will be praying for you and Matt!

jen........ said...

i'm so proud of you matthew...your focus & dedication to anything you do is so amazing to me...it always has been, even when you were so little! i am so confident of ashlie's words...He will go before you...to show you His way to go. love you both..........mom

Brian and Angela said...

Although your direction may be a little sketching right now, God knows the plans He has for the two of you. Keep letting Him lead you.

Proudfoot Family said...

So Joe wants to know why THE Ohio State University is at the bottom? Even if it is in no particular order :) You know where our vote is-Go Bucks!!

Faith Peasley said...

Wow... So many big changes! I'm so excited for you guys!