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Status Updates posted by pears
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just got admitted to my dream program! holy smokes! may today hold equally good news for everyone (:
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well, i clicked the big grey button. i'm going to the university of montana in the fall!!
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anyone else excited to take a work break with the true detective finale tonight?
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got a TAship (competitively awarded) next fall. tuition waiver, stipend, & teaching - oh my!
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attempting to write a 20-page paper for the first time in a while. oh boy, here we go
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first semester: 4.0! woohoo! i think i'll celebrate with a lazy day full of tea, pup cuddles, and painting my bear skull.
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set up my new student email and started browsing classes. woohoo!
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now that i've moved from "i got in!" to "wait, i have to take out HOW much in loans?," i am ruing the arrival of easter candies.
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got into my second choice program! now it's time to make some big decisions..
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here's to hoping adcomms show us all some love today!
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thinking of my alma mater and Boston today. Thankful that all my friends are safe, but my heart goes out to everyone affected.
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this week is hurting my heart. a good part of my heart is always in boston, but today, my prayers & thoughts are with waco/west.
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sending my offer-declining emails out today.. criiiinge.
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suddenly: *poof!* 2/3 of my committee and 3 semesters of classes fall into place. awesome!
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looks like I have the data set for my thesis! & it's from my (eventual) top choice PhD program's dept. woo!!
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I'm more nervous about the end of semester TA evals than I am to hand in & present on a chapter of my thesis. Brain: wut.
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epic work planned for summer 2014. woohoo!
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Does your plan resemble something like this: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1521
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made it to missoula! & i already have piles of reading. derp.
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applications for competitive funding are miserable! can i just write "give me monies pls" for 500 words?
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my 2nd choice is morphing into my top choice. fairly sure the hammer drops on friday, along with knowing whether sequestration will prevent me from getting a summer job to cover loans.. yikes!
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nothing like a week full of 10+ hour workdays to make me totally resent being stuck at "decaf." can't i at least be a packet of taster's choice instant?
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last exam, grading students' last exam, & then i'm done with my first semester of grad school!
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got my first bit of grad school apparel- gonna be wearing my griz hoodie all week!