Graduate School Decision
It’s been an extremely long time since I’ve posted anything to this blog, and I’m not sure how many regular viewers we have, so it may be that no one remembers me. At any rate, if there are any such people, perhaps they will remember that I have been in the process of applying to PhD programs in philosophy. Well, out of the 12 departments to which I applied, I was admitted at four, and I have officially decided to pursue graduate study at the University of California at Berkeley starting next fall. They have a great program and one which will definitely increase my chances of being able to secure an academic job upon graduation. It’s obviously a great opportunity for me, and one about which I am both excited and nervous. The school is statistically more secular than most others, which may make things difficult from time to time, but which also opens up good opportunities for a person who wants to defend Christianity in the public realm of ideas. The move and getting used to the new environment will also be difficult, and so, naturally, any prayers offered on my behalf would be appreciated. All things going according to plan, in five years there will be a second Dr. Carey in the family!