elemosynarical

The GRE math isn't tough at all, it's easier than the SAT

Also, you seem to be using a completely different username although ur the same person who has been messaging me...

The GRE math isn't tough at all, it's easier than the SAT

Also, you seem to be using a completely different username although ur the same person who has been messaging me...

3.1? i think most grad programs require a minimum of 3.7 in the last 2 years, at least that's my experience w/ Canadian applications

my attention span is too short... sorry i didn't really read your rant

3.1? i think most grad programs require a minimum of 3.7 in the last 2 years, at least that's my experience w/ Canadian applications

my attention span is too short... sorry i didn't really read your rant

i'm surprised how some people are even qualified to be psychiatrists...

psychiatrists can't even properly diagnose me, i have to diagnose myself before they believe that I truly do possess symptoms of a specific mental disorder (ex. OCD)

moreover, I tried telling my psychiatrist that I suffered from hypochondriasis in the past, and he didn't even know what that was

my attention span is too short... sorry i didn't really read your rant

i guess i don't wanna be one of those people that always kisses people's asses in order to move up the ranks
doesn't every supervisor know that undergrads wanna actually take part in valuable stuff?
 

so the situation is that I'm in an immunology lab right now, so far I've only contributed around 20 hours, 
I'm a 4th year undergrad doing a double major in biology and psychology
but all that they've had me to do is empty out biozardous trash cans that contain blood samples and potentially sharp objects as well...
it takes me 2 hours to empty out everyone's trash cans and obviously i feel like i'm worth a piece of trash right now

not to mention I've had to wipe down and clean their equipment and inventory

I've never really had research experience in biology before
why all this grunt work though? i know... persistence, persistence... but they should have me start on simple experimental things, no?

this is making me feel that biology is not what I want to pursue in grad school, if volunteering is gonna be like this ALL the time...
not to mention, i'm starting to lean towards psychology, because as a psychology research assistant, I've never had to empty out trash cans

so far, I've had 2 work-study positions for psychology but all I can get for biology is  volunteering role where I'm the trashman

is this normal to be suffering so much? not to mention, I'm extremely misophobic to the point of extreme OCD, so having to dispose of biozardous waste every time I'm in the lab sickens me
I get they are just testing me to see how resilient I am, but it feels like a subtle form of self-degradation and humiliation

None of that is going to happen. There are procedures for dealing with plagiarism and none of them would ever lead to the loss of a degree over one sentence in one paper, let alone three degrees. Not to mention the fact that it's entirely unclear how anyone would ever find this paper and want to pursue anything malicious because of it, and what university official would ever agree to entertain such a low-level complaint long after the degree has been granted. If it helps you, though, cases of very low-level plagiarism I've seen have involved nothing more than a reduction in grade in the relevant class for a first offense. Since you've actually gone to your TA, you also have a very good defense for having tried to rectify the situation in time and in good faith. Again, none of this is ever going to happen! You have done your best to deal with a mistake, and you've been told by the TA not to worry. Take them at their work -- don't worry! I understand that this is causing you anxiety, but you really need to put it behind you. You are causing yourself more harm with all this anxiety than an actual academic honesty procedure would.  
 
Technically any use of a source without proper attribution is plagiarism. That said, discussing commonly known facts is often done without citation and that's perfectly fine. Even if you did leave off a citation you should have had, this is such a tiny offense, and your TA has exercised their discretion and have decided to let it go, since it's a one-time incident and very minor. This decision sounds entirely reasonable to me, I would have done the same. As they told you, just don't do it again.