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  1. How... do you plan a wedding in grad school?

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    2. spectastic

      spectastic

      I was thinking I could get a ice cream cake from DQ, and have a wizard cast a spell to prevent it from melting.

    3. spectastic

      spectastic

      we could always sue the wizard if the spell doesn't work

    4. ERR_Alpha
  2. Is it odd that I still read threads, but then don't post? I generally read something and have a comment, and then I either get distracted, or I decide my point is too minor of a contribution. That and I often peruse while waiting on time points.

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    2. Munashi

      Munashi

      I am in a similar boat. I tend to prefer reading to posting.

    3. ss2player

      ss2player

      I do this all the time. Lurkers unite! ...in secret

    4. gk210

      gk210

      same. i think all i do is upvote or downvote. i like staying caffeinated, i don't want to be an espresso shot. i don't like that member titles can change.

  3. It is sort of surreal that a year ago I moved to start my graduate program, and now I'm almost done with my qualifying exam!!!

    1. fuzzylogician

      fuzzylogician

      Time sure does fly.

    2. iphi

      iphi

      wow, congrats!

  4. Joined a lab a bit ago, finished all of my coursework last week (the hardest part!), and now taking a short vacation before prepping for quals. I can do this!

    1. gk210

      gk210

      almost to the finish line! go go go

  5. You think that the scariest part of going to grad school is getting in.... but then comes the craziness of selecting a lab. Then you think you're done... but you still have to do quals. Whee! But the good news is I selected a lab!

    1. Quantum Buckyball

      Quantum Buckyball

      amen...and pass your qual.....and then..pass proposal...pass plan.....

    2. biotechie

      biotechie

      I'm lucky. Passing the classes = "written qual," so then there is the proposal to get to candidacy. Then research like crazy and apply for more fellowships. >.<

    3. ion_exchanger

      ion_exchanger

      Congrats! I am still working on this super critical aspect of graduate school!

  6. I might have survived my week from hell, but the test scores won't be up for a while, so who knows! I'm planning on putting up a new blog post on back-up plans for biomed/ molecular biology students in the next week or so. PM me if you have ideas you would like included!

  7. New Blog post is up. Sorry for being sick. :(

  8. I'm not dead. I had what I think was the flu and then went downhill from there. Currently recovering from pneumonia, trying to survive classes, and working on my rotation. Yay, life!

  9. Thinking up a new blog post... any ideas or burning questions, my biomed and molecular bio friends?

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    2. spectastic

      spectastic

      I saw a couple of talks about how there's now so much data out there that renders the scientific method obsolete, because every case study imaginable has already been done, documented, and accessible. Also, there's a machine that can run experiments 1000x faster than humans. I'm curious what you think about this.

    3. spectastic

      spectastic

      are we like... an endangered species?

    4. ion_exchanger

      ion_exchanger

      Interviews are coming up, maybe a piece on that? I'm just remembering this time last year when I was nervous about getting an interview invite, and then excited when I received one, and then nervous again about the actual interview.

  10. ... was just reminded of my worst nightmare during undergrad and grad research/ teaching: premeds *shudders*

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    2. Quantum Buckyball

      Quantum Buckyball

      I'm applying to medical schools in 2 years! :-P

    3. 123hardasABC

      123hardasABC

      .....that would make YOU a pre-med student...ONE OF THEM!?

      Just kidding. Good luck. Admissions usually do a good job of filtering out the douchebags. I found out later that a lot of those pre-med students in my undergrad were all bark and no bite.

    4. Quantum Buckyball

      Quantum Buckyball

      I've decided to join the dark side, 2 years from now LOL

  11. How long should I wait for the next blog post, molecular biology friends? I've gotten some good questions.

    1. Monochrome Spring

      Monochrome Spring

      Do one weekly that answers as many questions as you can fit into a theme.

  12. I think I survived Term II of my PhD studies! :D The only issue is I went to my parents only to encounter a snow storm.

  13. My perception of the world just became a little more negative; is it really that difficult to write coherently?

  14. I.... think I just survived finals for first term! Woo hoo!

  15. Studying for finals... >.<

  16. I had a successful first week of grad school classes and my rotations lab is great! I'm so excited.

    1. Andean Pat

      Andean Pat

      That sounds great! Congrats! :D

    2. ion_exchanger

      ion_exchanger

      glad to hear it! my first rotation is over in 2 weeks. I actually can't wait for school to start!

  17. Wondering how they'll react to my draft... turning it to my advisors in the morning, and to the Committee on Friday. >.<

  18. I think my thesis is trying to kill me... or at least the people publishing papers right now are. >.<

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    2. biotechie

      biotechie

      Thanks guys. And I have no idea what is up with chat. It just tells me it is full.

    3. ion_exchanger

      ion_exchanger

      it tells me the same thing.

    4. Quantum Buckyball
  19. It is so odd to have emails from my old school and new school at the same time with things that need to be done. I need to get this thesis done to stop the insanity!

  20. Note to friends: Backup often when writing thesis. At least twice per day. Epic computer crash last night, and I was able to recover all but about a page of my thesis. Whew.

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    2. swagatopablo

      swagatopablo

      I believe dropbox is quite stable and secured. There is absolutely no chance that any unauthorised person will get access unless you share the links.

    3. biotechie

      biotechie

      I'd rather physically have a hard disk backup. That's all.

    4. swagatopablo

      swagatopablo

      I know you will never agree with me /angry\

  21. Writing the thesis, now. Likely won't be here much until it is over, and then will be at my new school, so things will be hectic!

  22. Just figured out there is a pending "Friend Request" area. Whoops.

    1. Soleil ت

      Soleil ت

      I just looked at mine and there was nothing. I'm sad.

    2. swagatopablo

      swagatopablo

      Where is it?

  23. More writing of the thesis. Commence beast mode. June graduation, here I come!

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