I found out yesterday via mail that I have been accepted into the Doctoral program at the University of Texas studying GeoPhysics.

I'm very happy and excited to tell you all. I've been waiting to hear back for some time, and finally it came through.

you can read a little about what I will be doing here
http://www.blog.crosscountryadventures.us/

I was also accepted to Texas A&M and the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Both would have been great choices for me, but this is more on par with what I wanted. Then last December I turned down A&M in a gamble hoping to be later accepted into UT. I had to wait nearly 4 months, but the gamble paid off. I'm ecstatic.

One other super benefit is that the school will pay all of my tuition and fees. So for the next 5 years I am guaranteed a paycheck and free school. The pay is not the main factor, but when you add that to the cost of a doctorate it looks really good on paper. Travel will be included in this job, and we expect to fly to New Zealand and then Antarctica twice during the 5 years. My research will be down there, and I'll probably spend most of their summer, our winter, standing on 3 miles thick of ice!



One day I'll be Dr. Crosscountry. I'm so excited!

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"I will do my best to understand and explain the universe from big to small without invoking miracles, unrepeatable events, or divine intervention. In place of those things I will use observations, mathematics, and science."


-Cross
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Those that lack education have a hard time understanding its value. - Cross