On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 6:54 AM, Dennis Raddle
So what do I want to do for my life's work, once I can overcome this illness and get back to work full-time?
I hope I can work with beauty in some form.
Beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder. Have you looked at "Land the Tech Job You Love" by the Pragmatic label? Chapter 1 might be free and well worth the read, approx 10 pages. Something that strikes me about your emails is that you're focused on your wants and needs. Which is important. But a job is ultimately a trade: you give up X in return for Y. Grad school these days is no different; admissions DO actively look for that X, even if that X is different from that of a commercial setting. Think about what those X's might be -- as in, what does the other party want. Feel free to continue the convo on this list! -- Kim-Ee