# I got into grad school! Denver University! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 4, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214 "2010-03-04T00:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/1 "2010-03-04T00:18:33Z")
Today, I received my first news about grad school- an acceptance letter from the [Josef Korbel School of International Studies](http://www.du.edu/korbel/index.html) at Denver University. I’ll study international development, with a focus on Africa. My ultimate goal is to work for an NGO or government organization in Africa. DU is widely considered one of the top 10 schools in the field. Although I’ve applied for more prestigious programs (like Georgetown), DU is honestly my top choice. I’m stoked! I feel like finally my career is on it’s way. I’m also excited about the chance to return to school and do things right- I wasn’t very involved in undergrad. But now I have the focus and confidence it’d take to take advantage of the resources around me. I should hear back from other schools in the next few weeks, but what a relief to know that I’m going somewhere! The bad news is that they could not offer me much in the way of aid. I’m probably going to be in debt up to my ears for years- but I think the career opportunities this will open up will make it worth it. It was a long process, from having to slog to Bankok to take the GREs to tracking down recommendation letters from Cameroonians. I’m so psyched that I got it together and it paid off! Go me! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/2 "2010-03-04T02:10:27Z")
Go you, indeed! Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/3 "2010-03-04T02:17:04Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Today, I received my first news about grad school- an acceptance letter from the [Josef Korbel School of International Studies](http://www.du.edu/korbel/index.html) at Denver University. Ur lame! UNCo rox! 😛 Seriously, gratz. I interview for a Ph.D. program in Greeley next week. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/4 "2010-03-04T02:20:57Z")
Congrats. I did my grad work at CU-Boulder (though a good while back:)). It’s a nice part of the country. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/5 "2010-03-04T02:22:27Z")
Excellent! And you’ve made an admirable career choice especially as it relates to Africa, which has been neglected in my opinion. Best wishes to you! ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/6 "2010-03-04T02:31:54Z")
Plus if you say the name of your school fast, it’ll sound like the Joseph Goebbels School of International Studies. Which is probably…not as prestigious. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/7 "2010-03-04T03:08:18Z")
Congratulations! Denver is awesome (the city, that is - I don’t know anything about that program at DU). We should have another Denver Dope to celebrate once you get into town. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/8 "2010-03-04T20:56:00Z")
Congratulations! And enjoy grad school! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/9 "2010-03-04T21:08:33Z")
That’s wonderful \*\*even sven \*\*- congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/10 "2010-03-05T14:07:08Z")
It’s actually the University of Denver, not Denver University, though everyone calls it DU. Congrats. PRR, (Ph. D., DU '85) ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/11 "2010-03-07T13:18:33Z")
**even sven** , don’t you just love it when everything clicks together? This sounds so cool! ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/12 "2010-03-07T14:07:59Z")
Congratulations. Work hard, eat healthy, wear glasses if you need 'em! ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/13 "2010-03-07T14:10:47Z")
Awesome. I have family in boulder, and Colorado is a pretty good place. I guess this means you will soon be offically done and dusted with China? ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/14 "2010-03-07T14:30:56Z")
Extremely cool, **even sven**! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/15 "2010-03-07T14:43:14Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > It’s actually the University of Denver, not Denver University, though everyone calls it DU. Congrats. > > PRR, (Ph. D., DU '85) I’ve been told if we have one, it’s gotta be called a Coloradope (I did one many moons ago.) Even Sven, If you take the F Light Rail Line, there’s a dismally small chance we’ll run into each other. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/16 "2010-03-07T14:45:06Z")
D’you go to DU? Yeah, d’ you? Congrats, **even sven**! Ko, (who went there for a year a million years ago) ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-into-grad-school-denver-university/531214/17 "2010-03-08T00:41:42Z")
Good for you! My Foreign Policy professor went there, and eventually went on to become the head of Amnesty International. (And, obviously, a professor of foreign policy.) She once told us that when she was there, she shared a carrel with Condoleeza Rice, but they were never really friends. The lesson was that you should always make friends with your grad school classmates; there’s no telling which of them will eventually be in a position to get you a job. (I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t have worked in the Bush Administration anyway.)