Past recent memories

Tired from typing and work, but with such a good mood from yesterday's admission news that i just can't stop. I will make a short post regarding my current best friends, sadly scattered around Greece.

Pointy ears in the middle

The middle one is Sakis from Thessaloniki, a town that i have massive affection for. We met in a concert appreciating mutually a woman's bottom. He is a great guy and a reliable person. Great times. Guy on the left is a random Cypriot dude.

And lets go to my harem.

Feeling special

From left to right: 

• My beloved Mary and her sister Viktoria, photo taken on our trip to Rhodes island this August, i love them.
• The exotic Sandy whom i mistook for a Russian girl and tried to hit on her. She is so sweet she has a great store with cosmetics in Thessaloniki https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandys-cosmetics-and-accessories/536512946442593
• Her friend Alexia who i also met there in the airport and we bonded so much. She lives in Cyprus and i miss her so much.

 And my saviour of New Year's Eve when i would have probably slept on the street Xaris XXXlovesACMILANxxX (Also the only person i keep contact from the army camp, which says a lot about his quality):

Hint. Not the weird guy that is smoking.

 

This concludes one more fantastic article because i am tired and i need sleep to get through the upcoming night. Peace brodahs

Required paperwork, useful sites and basic deadlines for master studies in Sweden

It was a total chaos to be honest when i started looking for info, but i guess that happens when you delve into unknown territory for the first time in anything. So lets start with the basics.

First of all the future applicant should make an account in http://universityadmissions.se/. That is the central site that handles the applications for all the universities in Sweden. They receive the paperwork and after you have clearance that you meet the requirements, they send them to the universities that you have chosen in order for them to make the selection. Then depending if you qualify or not, your status in the site changes and you await the official release of merit ratings and admissions.

Generally the site is very helpfull and provides good information about what you need to send, and how to send it. The papers needed have to be sent to university admissions and NOT the university that interests you. So lets get everything on a quick list:

1. Bachelor's Degree on the same or relevant field with the program you are interested in. Most have also required credits in some area, such as Maths or Law or Physics.
2. Proof of Proficiency in English (Advanced degree+, or a particular score in IELTS/TOEFL).
3. Official Transcript of records from your previous studies.
4. Cover Letter, also know as letter of intent or motivations.
5. Proof of European Union citizenship/EEA

The 3 first are mantandory, while the Cover Letter is needed only if stated on the program you are interested. Some additional information from Miss Information here:

 Villain or Ally?

1.  Your diplomas/degrees/transcripts need to be officially translated in english and certified by ie. a lawyer.
2. Proof of EU/EEA is needed in order not to pay the tuition fee/application fee. International students can apply for scholarships from the Swedish institute.

In a nutshell: Register on universityadmissions.se -> Find interesting master programme -> Gather and send all papers to ua.se -> Wait for eligibility status -> wait for merit ratings IF eligible -> Admission.

There is actually so many things to cover and miss information is a bit tired from working overtime today so enough with the application process, so the last tip of the day is that you can choose up to 4 programmes on your application, which you can prioritize however you want and change them as many times as you wish untill the application deadline (February 3).

I might be back with some random rambling later on with whatever comes to my mind.

PS. Venia you are a greek peasant and when you swear you are like a komodo dragon's breath ( love you! <3)

Always dripping love and proderm

Master Programme in Earth Science Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Uppsala University: ADMITTED You have replied: YES

How does someone start typing random thoughts to form a blog, a text, a book or an essay always confounded and astonished me at the same time. And as a person that speaks his mind regardless of how relevant, stupid or amazing his thoughts are, I am going to follow this rule to the end.
This is pretty much a blog that will cover my life as a graduate student in Uppsala, Sweden, along with the road and hiccups i encounter/ed on my way there.

Credit to the name and the inspiration behind this blog if anyone bothers to read it or find it helpfull should go to Uppsala Universitet for providing me with the opportunity to delve into the fantastic world of hydrogeology and most importantly Cassie Richardson and her fantastic blog http://cassiegoesabroad.wordpress.com/ Thank you Cassie.

So let me tell you some basic stuff about myself first, to get things rolling. My name is Kostas and i am from Southern Greece, in a town called Kalamata. I am 26 years old, with a Bsc. in Environmental Sciences and i work as an official reseller for FAGE Dairy Products. I speak English, French, Russian and i am about to start learning Swedish and after that probably Spanish so i can safely make the dream destination, California. Brilliant stuff. I actually convinced some girls once that i am a ninja and i hunt bears. So i guess i can pass around as anything. Great stuff.

My life on a nutshell? I finished school, went to university, got into a 5 year relationship, bought a Cocker Spaniel, gifted it to my girlfriend, joined the Hellenic Helicopter Division in the army to complete my military obligations, my girlfriend found a boyfriend through our dog, i lost my dog, my girlfriend, my sanity and bla bla bla. I regained my composure, propelled into PuA stardom (maybe some other time i will explain what that means), finished the army, applied for master's programmes in Sweden and here i am, having received the official confirmation of admission today! Oh and that's when i became a ninja.

I remember sucking every bit of info out of Cassie's intro posts and i remember how about people asked her if she was nervous. Well calmness is my trait, as well as a tiny bit of arrogance and huge amount of confidence, which explains why i was playing football manager waiting casually for the results to surface, while Eua (a friend) was ready to jump out of the balcony if she was not admitted.

I am not sure how often i will write for now but i guess it will vary a lot depending on my obligations and work. The only certain thing is that this journey has just begun and we will discuss my aspirations sometime later. Next post i am going to try and explain the admission process and my own experience, the do's and don't's and try to provide some helpful information about future applicants who consider Sweden as their next destination.

Good night with a picture of the dog that started it all!

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