Marginalia | The Graduate Blog, Columbia College Chicago

I was recently asked by several individuals what tips I might have for potential applicants. The first, an admissions counsellor, was prep..

the cohort. our last shindig together.

Gee whiz.

18 months have come and gone. My cohort and I have chased politicians and parents,..

Me (on the left) and my classmate Nick (on the right) in the Christkindl Market.

Our final projects of this semester are over. We fini..

This is what a finished, ready-to-conduct score looks like! The work was worth it, and so were those meter changes!

Over the past four w..

On your mark, get set, You made it! That is exactly what it feels like when you hit winter break. It’s as if time has been fast-forward, a..

And just like that, it’s finals time! In a mere matter of days I can officially say that I’m *halfway* through grad school. I have to ad..

Here I am, presenting a final case study for economics on falling box office revenue. Me and the cat in our presentation have similar pos..

The first half of my thesis candidacy year has nearly passed and I can hear the faint, imaginary sounds of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” playin..

Part of the requirements for a Creative Writing MFA at Columbia College is to take two Literature courses. These courses are focused more ..

Forgive me if this blog entry becomes a directionless collage of words and images; it is the tail end of the semester and I was up until 2..