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It makes me so frustrated sometimes that undergraduate advisers are sending their students out into the grad school world without explaining to them what they're getting into. I was told, "Of course you'll succeed, you're smart!" and sent off with no more than a pat on the head. Some of the grad school life threads are making me sad. No, you cannot overload in graduate school like you did in undergrad. Yes, it really takes that long. Yes, prestige matters, although not if you're in over your head at a place like that.
I know some people think I'm a big grinch when I sit down students thinking about PhD programs and give it to them straight, but they deserve to know, and even if they decide to go on, it will be less of a shock if they are somewhat mentally prepared.
But no, I'm not going to post any of this on the grad school boards. There's just too much to cover.
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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For your own health, I very much hope you find a good therapist. Many of us are in need of it, and your post indicates that you are among our ranks. I wish you well - you clearly are hurting.
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
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« Reply #2717 on: February 18, 2009, 03:31:52 PM » |
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Oh, good. Another infant lamenting that her career "might not begin into her late 20s."
Have these people never seen the population of a graduate seminar room? Are they just clueless?
As an ancient crone in her mid-30s, it makes me want to punch someone.
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I think this thread is going well. Don't you think this thread is going well?
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« Reply #2718 on: February 18, 2009, 03:45:00 PM » |
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Great. Now I want brownies.
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« Reply #2719 on: February 18, 2009, 03:46:25 PM » |
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Great. Now there are spiders on the OREP thread.
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As an ancient crone in her mid-30s, it makes me want to punch someone.
Oh please don't, at your age those fragile bones in your fingers may just be crushed to dust. Great. Now I want brownies.
Go for it Grassy. There's a place in my town that actually delivers junk food. I could have brownies in hand without having to get my ancient, brownie-laden bones further than my office door. |
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As an ancient crone in her mid-30s, it makes me want to punch someone.
Oh please don't, at your age those fragile bones in your fingers may just be crushed to dust. Great. Now I want brownies.
Go for it Grassy. There's a place in my town that actually delivers junk food. I could have brownies in hand without having to get my ancient, brownie-laden bones further than my office door. Excess consumption of brownies can cause osteoporosis in middle-aged academicians. Beware. |
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There's a place in my town that actually delivers junk food. I could have brownies in hand without having to get my ancient, brownie-laden bones further than my office door.
Obviously a service conceived of by potheads. |
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There's a place in my town that actually delivers junk food. I could have brownies in hand without having to get my ancient, brownie-laden bones further than my office door.
Obviously a service conceived of by potheads. That's more fibre for your diet. Brownies are just full of healthy ingredients. I say go for it. |
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« Reply #2724 on: February 18, 2009, 05:29:23 PM » |
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As an ancient crone in her mid-30s, it makes me want to punch someone.
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Okay, I overreached myself there. And there. I feel silly now.
It is a feature of populations, though. In this case, the population of gaps between words and deeds. There are patterns in those, but that's about as much as I could reasonably say.
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As an ancient crone in her mid-30s, it makes me want to punch someone.
Mid-30's? Hah, a mere infant. Infant? Easy there, gramps. We mid-thirtyish people at least want to be toddlers. |
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« Reply #2727 on: February 20, 2009, 12:50:20 AM » |
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Ah, now I know why Spork has been running offering women the use of his inhaler!
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As an ancient crone in her mid-30s, it makes me want to punch someone.
Mid-30's? Hah, a mere infant. Infant? Easy there, gramps. We mid-thirtyish people at least want to be toddlers. Whippersnapper! |
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In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
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As an ancient crone in her mid-30s, it makes me want to punch someone.
Mid-30's? Hah, a mere infant. Infant? Easy there, gramps. We mid-thirtyish people at least want to be toddlers. Whippersnapper! Juvenile! |
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