MathCat

I have had my MacBook Air for five years, and it works great.... except that it crashes about once a week when in sleep. I don't want to buy a new computer, but I'm about to start writing my dissertation. The crashing makes me nervous! Ughhh Do I have to buy a new computer?

Got a fellowship! Mo' money, no problem!

If you had to eat a raw frog today, would you do it in the morning or keep putting it off?

After a long medical road starting in September, I've finally been diagnosed with GERD. Follow up with them next week and a sleep study in August. Grad school hit my body like a truck O.o

Would you self-cite your own work?

Why is the last exam the hardest to study for. I want to be done already.

signed a lease for mediocre student housing! aw man, it feels like 2009 again.

I am worried that my choice of a destination may prove questionable to the people I leave behind at home, even though the program I will attend is still a respectable one for my field

I am worried that my choice of a destination may prove questionable to the people I leave behind at home, even though the program I will attend is still a respectable one for my field

I am worried that my choice of a destination may prove questionable to the people I leave behind at home, even though the program I will attend is still a respectable one for my field

I am worried that my choice of a destination may prove questionable to the people I leave behind at home, even though the program I will attend is still a respectable one for my field

Almost there. So... done with the exam studying.

One decision left now (which they said will come in "Around April 15th". I guess I will decline admissions to all my admits but one and hope that the last one comes in before the deadline. Kind of scary that decision time is only a few days away.

Finally get to change my signature. Accepted!

Sometimes I think I'm too young to handle moving away from everything I know to start a PhD... how do I do anything?!?! At least I'm 99% sure I have an apartment.

UMN autoreplied to my email asking if I could get a decision before my acceptance deadlines on April 15th with "We will begin to review MS applications in March with decision notifications beginning around April 15". Well I guess the day of April 15th will be chaos.

I'm starting to fear that I won't have enough money to relocate to my program, especially since my job has started cutting everyone's hours. This is just fueling my anxiety. :-(

Just had an interview at a school that I was officially rejected from because they brought on new faculty. If I'm rejected from the same program 3 times in 2 years, I'm just going to scream.

My 2nd choice needs me to accept or decline very soon, but I won't hear about funding from my 1st choice for many weeks. Even if I can get an extension from my 2nd choice, it likely won't be long enough for me to hear back from my 1st choice. The woes of applying to schools in different countries.

Opinions on attending programs with no TA requirement? (fully funded, though)