The meeting yesterday went really well; we talked for about 40 minutes about the program and what students do in it, and it seems like it will be a good fit. It looks like a challenge but I'm fairly certain that I'd do well in it. I also hung out with Sid, attended one of his classes in the Informatics Department, found Alla's office, and met some of the other students in MIME. We ate a a restraunt called Falafel's and the sandwich I had was really good, but still not as good as Fifi's. Now my next tasks are figuring out what the heck I'd want to do in grad school, scheduling the GRE and picking out pieces for a portfolio submission.

So, question for all you furthering your education (or already been there, done that): How did you choose your area of study and how certain were you about it when you started?