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Like others have said, I haven't had an experience like this. I'm also quite surprised that you are intimately aware of so many others and therefore can generalize their experiences so succinctly.

Whoa... that seems a bit excessive. Do you think you're coming down with something? As a side note, I just bought my first (new!) mattress this weekend. I can't stress enough how important of an investment this is.

Yeah, and the second you inch away from the crest of the tsunami, it pummels you into the ocean floor.

I'm really resonating with this statement. I've never hated something so much, yet loved it so much.

I love all the prospective students walking around. Just think, that was us a year ago

I know plenty of grad students who have not only brought dogs to graduate school, but who adopted them in graduate school as well. One overarching theme is that the easier it is to commute home, the better it is having a dog - some first-years lived nearby and were able to go home at lunch to let their dog out and such, but other first-years had to miss homework sessions because it took them 45 minutes to go home to let their dog out. That's the major con - finding time to take care of it. Depending on the breed, it might also require a lot of socialization and play time which if you're working 15+ hours a day might be a little tough on time (I'm not telling you anything you don't already know I'm sure!) That being said, I have yet to hear of a graduate student who regrets having a dog. I know a handful of students who adopted a dog just because it helped keep unhealthy work habits at bay (see: previous comment about working 15+ hour days). It helps with depression, anxiety, and general stress to have a friendly pooch who greets you when you come home! It really comes down to this: will it make you happy for the dog to be there? As a side note, I really can't in good faith condone taking your dog to your office unless she is absurdly well-behaved. A dog is distracting, and it's hard to make sure that everyone who is in the office (and/or will enter the office before it is cleaned) isn't allergic. Even if you and your officemates aren't bothered by a barking dog, it's hard to say that the people who are near your office won't be as well.

I feel you. I always thought it was silly that after so many years of existence, we STILL need to sleep.

Maybe I am misreading, but why do you want an additional bachelors degree in addition to law school? I am not in law school, but know several people who are - doing anything above and beyond law school is simply unfeasible.

I'm so jealous! I spent last summer (2015) in Boulder for an REU and I miss it like CRAZY. Do me a favor, go to Pearl Street - it's an awesome outdoor mall area with lots of street performers and such, and go to a food cart for Glacier ice cream - it's the best ice cream you've ever had

I have no desire to leave with a masters I was just venting after 36 hours of no sleep due to experiments. All is well now though! Also, what's in Colorado? Skiing?

Man, two semesters in and I'm tired of it already. These overnight experiments are killing me :'(

Feeling that way here, too. Hearing about the accomplishments of new recruits makes me think I got in by accident!

Yeah, for sure waking up to see that millions of people have been banned from our country for no good reason puts a failed exam in perspective. The world is just so beyond words right now.

Yeah okay I didn't pass either half

Wow that prelim exam was a trainwreck. At one point, the professor giving the exam (it was an oral exam) put his head on the desk and said "OH MY GOD". So that's cool. Fortunately it was divided into two halves - and there's a chance I passed the other half.

This is actually really funny, lol

Wow, I think you're the first person I've met who is deathly allergic to cats! That's horrible though - I know a lot of people just come to school with cat hair all over their clothing and that has to be miserable for you. I feel ya though, but peanuts here. And they're not very cuddly so it's okay.

Same @hippyscientist! I'm not sure if I just like being surrounded by actual landforms (lakes! mountains!) or if the air actually is crisper. Some days I can even go without my allergy medicine as long as my cats don't sleep on me

Oh, all I need is hookworm! *grabs spoon and heads to the litterbox*

Re: air spores - is it perhaps allergies, or something else? Why can't you walk around parks/neighborhoods? Safety? Heat? Also, that's not complaining - we're here to support each other through the good and the bad and I've found that venting on an anonymous online forum helps.

@Need Coffee in an IV Do you suppose it is a seasonal thing? The heat? I'm quite curious. Ever since I moved from Illinois, I feel re-energized. It turns out that living in rural Illinois (known for its soybean fields) isn't great healthwise if you're allergic to soy!

How else are you going to make it? Machine shop?

My prelim is next Friday, someone hold me!

That sounds really serious @hippyscientist. After your stuff, take it easy

Like others, I don't really want to post a picture, but our office used to be a lab so it's pretty huge. It's about 200 square feet (which is pretty close to the size of my last apartment ) and has 7 lab tables in it being used as desks. We've got it decorated quite nicely - rugs, lounging chairs, plenty of plants, wall decor, etc. Since it used to be a lab, we also have a sink where we wash dishes and such - plenty of room for low-key food preparation. Everyone who walks in comments on how nice our office is, we're pretty spoiled