[Izulde]

After further, further, further review, some things are clearing up.

First, Clemson's out. They're heavily rhetoric-based, which is contrary to my interests in research and analysis.

Second, Arizona State's on the bubble of being tossed out as well. Phoenix is too spread out a city for my tastes. As a traveler by foot and bus when necessary, I like things more compact.

What this means is there's one, possibly two spots open, as I intend on applying to five schools, that being the general rule of thumb.

And of the three schools remaining, things have shaken out to a clear-cut 1,2,3 for the time being.

1. Arkansas
2. Florida
3. LSU

I wrote up a very rough draft of a personal statement today and sent it off to one of my professors back home for a review. It needs work, I know, but at least it's a start.

Also, the capstone paper I wrote, which would be an excellent choice for the critical writing sample (or so I think)... I only have a rough draft copy of in my email for some reason. So I emailed the prof for that course to see if she still has the portfolio.

If not, I'm not sure what I'll do.