Well I got denied for the second time yesterday. I went to Portland on Tuesday for the IRC (Interinstitutional Residency Committee) meeting, and made my case. I guess it wasn’t convincing enough, as I found out I was rejected yesterday. I truely don’t understand how the number of credits I am taking can have any effect on my intentions of moving to Oregon.
I’ve been here a year, have been pursuing my career the whole time (via trying to obtain an education, [passively] looking for clients for both web-design and video, and gaining experience at my job (I really dig my job) and through my hobbies (web design, playing with computers on my own time, etc). I went skiing at 3 different Oregon ski areas last winter, and kayaking once this past spring. I’m a freaking Oregonian, dammit!
I’ve got about 9 days to submit my final written appeal to the Chancellor of the Oregon University System, and I’m in the process of outlining it now.
Work stuff: I’m also in the process of writing up a proposal for a modestly sized web design project. I really hope I get it, as it would be very valuable experience for me, as web design is something I enjoy doing, and is something I’ve been looking into for a source of income for quite some time. Yay!
Update (re: yesterday’s post): The water is back on, and my truck was still in the parking lot this morning. Yay!
Dear Lou, Like your site, like your politics and feel bad about your denial! Call sometime before I go to sleep. Love, Mom
Sorry to hear the bad news. Good luck with the appeal.
Louie call your mom! Anyway, I hope you get this residency thing figured out. Good to hear your truck is still there. And uh, yea good luck with the web design.