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Take a deep breath, go eat some comfort food, and move on. You can't change the past, but you can influence the future. Don't worry about it. Everyone makes mistakes.

minimize the sad and terrified part, and make some room for vengeance

Sigh, thanks guys! It hurts when your grade drops from an A to a C- in one go.

oh no what happened, i have hp

The wifi adapter died. And the laptop is just 4 months old. The worst part is, my warranty will most probably not be valid here because I bought it in my home country.

you could show up with a black eye and ripped shirt, saying you got in a fight with your PI

wait, don't grad students get benefits?

Yes but no dental.

I hope your all nighter went well!!

hope it was productive!

It was. I actually had to teach some of my classmates practically the whole syllabus for a class whose midterm is coming up next week and I think it went very well. They were so pleased they took me out to dinner.

that was me yesterday, and the delivery was to my office. >.<

happy holidays.

Happy Eid!

Thank you smg and starofdawn!

Bedroom wrestling, perhaps.

Haha.

Mattress dancing?

gk210: Well from what I have been able to gather, the class where I have the most interaction with Americans is a combined UG/Grad class and all the undergraduates taking it are seniors. Maybe its just the, dare I say it, high-hat attitude that comes with being a senior.

Ew, undergrads. That explains a lot!

Was gonna say - lots of entitlement going on at the undergraduate level here.

and be on top of the next week's lecture. But still, the transition is a little overwhelming.

The top-down system you are describing is the difference between undergrad and grad school (at least here). No one should be giving you the cold shoulder though, that's not cool.

Agreed with iphi, my undergrad experience was exactly how you describe the "top-down" system. In grad school it seems like we're reasonably expected to be capable of contributing more to our own (and each other's) learning than just attentive listening and a few follow-up questions.

Good luck. Let us know how you did.

Perhaps a silly question, but have you spoken with the professor yet?

Yes I talked to him and he said all you can do is to keep coming for classes, register for the waitlist and hope somebody drops out. The second class is tomorrow and the last date to add a new course is 2 September. Should I go to his office after class tomorrow?

If you've already asked if he'll let you in and he can't (or prefers not to), it's best not to ask again. Your other option is to intimidate one of your classmates into dropping (I kid).

just start OD'ing on Emergen-C's. I know doing that isn't the best idea but you have no idea how many times I've fended off the head cold that way. Just drink 2 pouches of those per day.

peroxide in the ear canal. do it now

Wow so many suggestions. I wish I had access to all this stuff right now. For now I am making do with tea and hot chocolate. Thanks for the suggestions guys!

duh, fuckin A. of course we are, shit....

That's surprising to hear!

Then again, I don't know where you're from. But I usually assume the worst of us Americans.

Umm well my major concern right now is a really nasty case of stomach flu that developed on Saturday and still hasn't left me. I am going to the university hospital tomorrow. Other than that I can't get internet in my apartment till Sunday and my damn phone won't activate because my local bank's credit card is not 'recognized'. I don't really think I could get help from you guys with any of these but I do appreciate the offer.

I'm sorry you're sick dude, that's the worst. I hope you feel better soon. Things will probably seem to turn around once you aren't sick.

I hope they do. Thanks!

The way I was dressed. Plus, it is pretty easy to spot a person from the Indian subcontinent.

Ah, gotcha. Sorry, I assumed you were living in North America. That does sound like a scary situation, indeed!

Glad you are well. Sounds potentially intimidating for sure.