So today I had my very last oral defence of a term paper for the MPhil. It went well but now I suddenly find myself in a quandary. You see, I applied for a SSHRC scholarship to fund my PhD. Once I had completed the application I set all consideration aside. Then I was informed my application had been approved by my university and sent to the national office in Ottawa. Momentary excitement followed by detachment as I focused on my term work.
As the semester moves along I begin to contemplate the need for options so I apply to CUSO and start looking for work teaching English overseas. Detach.
But now I have finished my term work and the end of April approaches. The end of April is the time when SSHRC announces who got funded [ and by implication who did not get funded]. I discovered today that I have become undetached and I cannot stop thinking about the difference between winning a SSHRC and not winning a SSHRC.
But all I can do is wait. Help! Somebody help me become detached again!
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