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As you know, I am a native of Sacramento, California. The biggest land developer in the Sacramento area is one Angelo Tsakopoulos - a Greek-American. He has a profound interest in Classical Studies - he has given grants to CSU Sacramento for the creation of a classical library, and he frequently works classical themes into the names of roads and the designs of buildings.

At his behest, CSUS has had a fellowship for classical scholars for some years now. CSUS is at a disadvantage for recruitment because, despite Sacramento being the capital of a state with a population of 32m and the "world's seventh largest economy", the city is a boring and bigoted place with the civil amenities of a maquiladora, but it competes for talent against San Francisco and LA.

My big misgiving is that they will simply not be willing to hire on someone who is not Greek (is that why your husband changed his name? [he assumed a Greek name despite not being ethnic Greek]). But then again, there may not be qualified Greeks...and I could always rip a few pages out of the book of my ancestor, Titus Flavius Josephus [we look almost physically identical].

It was not my intent to return home until I could be carried through the streets in a chariot (you think I'm speaking metaphorically), but it seems that this could be a potential opportunity.

Besides, I've been thinking more about what you wrote in the letter of recommendation, and the kinds of thinking that led me to begin my quest in the world of Classics ten years ago - I have come this far, why not keep going? Not like I have any other pots on the back burner, and it's not like people are shoving each other to get in the door like they are with MBAs. And maybe I could be good at this.

So perhaps I should begin another research project, being as I am without anything else productive to do.

Obviously, this effort would require more than one such project, each and all larger in effort than the Capstone. To say nothing if this creeps into some sort of career. Take things one step at a time, I guess.

I do remember from when I attended CSUS that Tsakopoulos has a preference for research that flatters the Greeks by way of connecting the ancient to the present - most of the collection consisted of documentation about Turkish oppression of the Greeks. Perhaps a good place to start would be something about the effects of Greek emigration on cultural diffusion in the ancient world.

What do you think - how should I go about this? Is there a certain topic that would be a good one to research?

Unless you're applying to a limited access program, it doesn't matter what major you're going for. You'd just apply to the college and once you're in, declare a major and take courses. Sometimes they'll say something like "requires an advisor's signature" or a "recommendation from the department head", and in that case you would speak to them and get their write-off before taking courses.

Ah, that makes more sense then. Yeah, they'll probably just make sure you have the prerequisites for their program done and check your grades, recommendations, etc. and make a decision that way.

I doubt you'll get into grad school with a 2.7 GPA..I know it's not completely indicative of intellect, however the admissions dean doesn't have the time or means to weigh in on a case by case basis.