ChemGradfrmphlly

Re: Chemistry Fall 2009 by salonga on Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:58 pm ChemGradfrmphlly wrote: Still waiting for Penn. from the result page, looks like someone got rejected from penn. salonga Decaf Posts: 20 Joined: Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:55 am Program: Chemistry E-mail It was me! I asked Penn to hurry up with their response. No loss, honestly - I found the school I wanted to go to.

Still waiting for Penn.

You're a bit of an out-of-towner though, right?

I don't know about you guys but Penn is killing me with the wait. I saw the earlier post about Penn and Yale, it isn't just you; Penn is KILLING me.

I went through something like this during my undergrad, my research advisor wouldn't read any of my work and was dismissive of my efforts, and eventually put another student's name on the work I had done. When I refused to do more research for this professor, I was blacklisted and dismissed by other professors when I tried to change projects. Still, I would try to suck it up and be a man about it if I were you. Millions of Americans hate their boss, welcome to the club.

As a recovering alcoholic, I can tell you alcoholism doesn't discriminate and it's fairly prevalent. If you're concerned about falling into that sort of trap, just remember people, places, and things. But the reality I've found is that if you are already so concerned you might already be having your own issues with drinking, and going to grad school or work or really just a simple change of environment won't do much to change that. It's certainly true that some environments are worse than others, however. A college student, grad or undergrad, could link wanton drinking habits to a college lifestyle, perceiving them as acceptable. A student suffering from an addiction might also feel pushed to continue using in an effort to avoid the mentally and physically debilitating effects of withdrawal, as advisors are known to be unsympathetic and students will often do whatever it takes to pass/get good grades, as testing etc is viewed as a temporary situation with permanent effects.