May 7th, Happy Birthday Owen

Today is my birthday, no big plans, except for going to the ENAC, where I work, but not for work related things. I am thinking of applying to a Master’s program in User Interface Design. I don’t think I have the prerequisites but I am wondering if I can apply and be accepted provisionally, ie take some of the courses in the core area but take other background courses I might be missing. I have contacted several advisors in the program and have not been discouraged from trying, even after revealing that I don’t have formal training in web design and programming languages. I have a meeting today with one adviser specifically to see if it is feasible for me and what other options might exist. Wish me luck, and happy birthday.

12 Responses to “ May 7th, Happy Birthday Owen ”

  1. Happy Birthday!!
    If the advisors haven’t tried to discourage you, ou probably have a good chance of getting in. Bon chance!

  2. Happy Birthday!

  3. Happy Birthday! Make sure you do whatever you like today!

  4. I certainly have not done whatever I like today, I’d like to but ce n’est pas possible! C’est dommage!

  5. Hey, Owen,

    Happy Birthday on your first French birthday!

    muchos besos y abrazos fuertes.

  6. happy birthday, feliz cumpleaños, bonne anniversarie

  7. May 8, birthday over, semblance of life continues.

  8. Happy birthday, a day late. Hope you did at least one fun thing!

  9. Owen, hope it was a great day!

  10. nothing special actually, we feel a bit alone here, so we didn’t do anything.

  11. A belated Happy Birthday!

    Which school is the UI program taught at? You should check out the “VAE” program — Validation of your experience (usually professional experience) with academic credit for it! This might help you get around the pre-requisite hurdles.

  12. The program is a joint program between UPS and ENAC, gotta love those acronyms. I know about the VAE program but it can take longer than 6 months for the process.

    I can’t get into the program which is a Masters 2 program without Java programming and other Object Oriented experience. I am looking at M1 programs that I could get into and in those programs I’d learn the OO stuff.

    I’m willing to be in school again for 2 years, but not more.

    Anyway, it is a very interesting sounding program and the advisor I met with was encouraging, although he freely admitted I was a special case. I’ve been telling my friends this for years and they don’t believe me.

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