dendy

Haha, oh moms.

mom: so have you decided what you're going to major in in grad school?
me: uh, I told you that's not how it works....
mom: huh?? So you're just going to decide when you get there?
me: Well, I'm pretty set on neuroscience, but maybe I'll switch to comparative lit. Anything could happen in grad school.

several hours later
sister: mom says you're getting a phd in compartive lit??

Haha, oh moms.

mom: so have you decided what you're going to major in in grad school?
me: uh, I told you that's not how it works....
mom: huh?? So you're just going to decide when you get there?
me: Well, I'm pretty set on neuroscience, but maybe I'll switch to comparative lit. Anything could happen in grad school.

several hours later
sister: mom says you're getting a phd in compartive lit??

Haha, oh moms.

mom: so have you decided what you're going to major in in grad school?
me: uh, I told you that's not how it works....
mom: huh?? So you're just going to decide when you get there?
me: Well, I'm pretty set on neuroscience, but maybe I'll switch to comparative lit. Anything could happen in grad school.

several hours later
sister: mom says you're getting a phd in compartive lit??

Haha, oh moms.

mom: so have you decided what you're going to major in in grad school?
me: uh, I told you that's not how it works....
mom: huh?? So you're just going to decide when you get there?
me: Well, I'm pretty set on neuroscience, but maybe I'll switch to comparative lit. Anything could happen in grad school.

several hours later
sister: mom says you're getting a phd in compartive lit??

I think that's a premed thing. Everyone I know gets by on coffee and naps in the "sleeping room."

A 149 verbal is ~40th percentile. A 141 Math is ~11th percentile. Those are both "bad" scores. I would expect scores like that from someone who did no studying for the test whatsoever and hasn't taken math since high school.

For my CV, I personally listed them in descending chronological order of when I worked with them, which coincided with their relative "importance."

The only thing I've seen so far where professor order mattered was on the NSF fellowship app where you could have up to five letters submitted but only three would be read--in case one or two professors ended up not submitting their letters. Unless your applications specifically say otherwise, order of professors is the last thing I would worry about.

It's extremely common in lab sciences for a grad student or postdoc to write a draft because they are the person you actually work with while the PI sits in their office playing solitaire working on grants. Even my non deadbeat PI does this.

Yup, and I was assured that it was very positive

Well after sending more emails and attempting to call several times, she finally replied to the email with the subject ""URGENT!!! letter deadline!!" though still has not submitted it hopefully will never have to ask her for a letter again

I hope you don't mind. I had to turn this into a rage comic I hope you like it!