Anxiety and Anticipation

So, here we are. We've now reached the pivotal stage of our Two Year Plan. Mike applies to the University of Edinburgh mid-September, a very short few weeks away, and our future hinges on his acceptance. If he's accepted, we're able to continue with the final stages of The Plan, which is to begin preparing for the move across the pond.

Mike has, or will, accomplish the three requirements the international student recruiter enumerated for us last year.

1) He has requested a letter of recommendation from his painting instructor and his sculpture instructor, both of which appear happy to comply. He should have these in a few weeks.

2) He's maintained at least a 3.0 GPA (he's actually at 3.87). And,

3) he will have completed a year's worth of credits (approximately 45 credits) by June 2010.

He has also managed to update his portfolio and his resume by undertaking a couple of paid art jobs. Mike is currently working on his personal statement and should have all the pieces in place for a mid-September application submission, which is as early as Fall 2010 applications are accepted. We should know whether he's accepted within a month from application date. Until then, we're wrestling with both anxiety and anticipation.