Sometimes I wonder if it is worth it to study all these words. To just learn all these for a test seems pointless. Why bother? It is good to see that when I take a practice test I recognize the words and I can confidently pick out the answer. It is good when I read a book and I see the words being used. It helped me to see that even though some of the words I know I'll probably never use or see again there are a great deal of them I can and should use when I am writing.
So I'm trying to not just memorize for a test now, I'm trying to memorize to improve my craft... A much more worthy goal for me :).
After the test I want to continue to learn new words. So lucky for me there are so many word a day apps out there. I don't want to try and cram twenty new words in a day like I'm doing now, but if I can learn or just read about one new word a day I think that will be fun.
After the test it will be time to really get serious about my grad school applications. I'll have 4 months to finish editing stories and writing purpose statements. If I don't get in... I guess I have to try and find a job in America somewhere. Then try again next year. I guess if I don't get in two years in a row I'll look for some other way to do something I love.
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