Yesterday, I finally received an acceptance back into the LLM program at The University of Edinburgh. I applied for the 1 year, LLM in Innovation, and IT. I had been thinking about law school since 2007.
I even started preparing for LSATs in the US, but things were so unsettling. In the UAE in 2010, I applied for LLM to the University of Edinburgh finally and was accepted. But, father passed away and I could not continue. I switched to the online program, but dropped out of it also because of new business commitments.
Finally, in Canada I had plenty of time, but no schools would take students middle of the year. So I decided to see if I continue the LLM online program with the University of Edinburgh, and Alhamdulilah, I got accepted for the Sept 2013 intake! Two months away!
I am nervous as to how far I will get in this pursuit this time. Ideally, I would have loved to be able to start a graduate degree program in Canada with a Canadian university, but the earliest I can do that would be Sept 2014. I had entered the country too late to start by Sept 2013. In rush of things, as I normally do, I applied for the 1 year program hoping that I can quickly achieve the goal in the shortest amount of time and utilizing the time till Sept 2014 in the best way possible. And if I were to chose to continue to a PhD in Canada, I could still apply in the next 4 months and be able to do so right after finishing my LLM. There could be a month or two overlapping.
So, I am also nervous because in a way I rushed. My habit of quickly achieving things has taken a toll on me lately and usually overburdens me. But, in the last 7 months, I have not seen any job, and so what can I say about the next 10 or 12 months? If Allah wills it could turn out to be a good utilization of my time and a great decision.
Had my recommending instructor and the admissions counselors at The University of Edinburgh been more responsive, I would have been able to meet the deadline for scholarship. But, I just missed it, and I would like to make a case to be able to secure one. I pray to Allah, that He makes it happen. Because, I do not have any money, and I have made it known to them that I will need a payment plan as I continue to finish my studies.
In this blog, I shall try to document my journey through this program. I may one day find it insightful in the future, or those after me who might be interested in my life can find a part of me here speaking to them directly and without many barriers.
I even started preparing for LSATs in the US, but things were so unsettling. In the UAE in 2010, I applied for LLM to the University of Edinburgh finally and was accepted. But, father passed away and I could not continue. I switched to the online program, but dropped out of it also because of new business commitments.
Finally, in Canada I had plenty of time, but no schools would take students middle of the year. So I decided to see if I continue the LLM online program with the University of Edinburgh, and Alhamdulilah, I got accepted for the Sept 2013 intake! Two months away!
I am nervous as to how far I will get in this pursuit this time. Ideally, I would have loved to be able to start a graduate degree program in Canada with a Canadian university, but the earliest I can do that would be Sept 2014. I had entered the country too late to start by Sept 2013. In rush of things, as I normally do, I applied for the 1 year program hoping that I can quickly achieve the goal in the shortest amount of time and utilizing the time till Sept 2014 in the best way possible. And if I were to chose to continue to a PhD in Canada, I could still apply in the next 4 months and be able to do so right after finishing my LLM. There could be a month or two overlapping.
So, I am also nervous because in a way I rushed. My habit of quickly achieving things has taken a toll on me lately and usually overburdens me. But, in the last 7 months, I have not seen any job, and so what can I say about the next 10 or 12 months? If Allah wills it could turn out to be a good utilization of my time and a great decision.
Had my recommending instructor and the admissions counselors at The University of Edinburgh been more responsive, I would have been able to meet the deadline for scholarship. But, I just missed it, and I would like to make a case to be able to secure one. I pray to Allah, that He makes it happen. Because, I do not have any money, and I have made it known to them that I will need a payment plan as I continue to finish my studies.
In this blog, I shall try to document my journey through this program. I may one day find it insightful in the future, or those after me who might be interested in my life can find a part of me here speaking to them directly and without many barriers.
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