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Aaaaand I'm free!
That final was a trainwreck and I might've failed the class, but like... I'm free

Aaaaand I'm free!
That final was a trainwreck and I might've failed the class, but like... I'm free

WE'RE IN THE HOME STRETCH, FOLKS

Hell, even *I've* heard of the rare book school at Oklahoma. It's a big deal. Don't get yourself down.
 
As a side note, I spent the entire day feeling down about failing this class (which is kind of inevitable), but I just got an email telling me that the research I did last summer (2015) was published!

Hell, even *I've* heard of the rare book school at Oklahoma. It's a big deal. Don't get yourself down.
 
As a side note, I spent the entire day feeling down about failing this class (which is kind of inevitable), but I just got an email telling me that the research I did last summer (2015) was published!

@Need Coffee in an IV Is your TA a high school student? Seriously, does she not know how to act like an adult?
 
In other news, I accidentally left the slow cooker on for two days. It's one of those weeks

You're right, I'll set up a meeting. Thanks I'm still learning what is appropriate and what isn't, I suppose

The reality is that no one knows the situation better than you yourself do. But I have to say... if it seems dysfunctional from the outside, imagine how much worse it is from the inside. The fact that two students left is a big red flag - students leaving the group is not something that should be taken lightly.

You couldn't find more red flags at a May Day parade. Flee.

You don't really have the option of leaving it blank - they need some way to check your credit to approve your application. If you left it blank, they'd just ask you for it and then write it down for you. 

The reality is that no one knows the situation better than you yourself do. But I have to say... if it seems dysfunctional from the outside, imagine how much worse it is from the inside. The fact that two students left is a big red flag - students leaving the group is not something that should be taken lightly.

You don't really have the option of leaving it blank - they need some way to check your credit to approve your application. If you left it blank, they'd just ask you for it and then write it down for you. 

@Neist Departmental eccentrics are the best kind of people. Who else would liven up the place??

@Neist Departmental eccentrics are the best kind of people. Who else would liven up the place??

Always looking on the bright side
 
 

Okay, I'd much rather fail a class on my own than have a major group project to do. This is grad school, students don't have enough time to get things done on their own, let alone having to collaborate for a class. I'm so sorry.

I'm sad that this forum doesn't have an emoji that encapsulates the stress of grad school, but I guess this is close enough --> 

Come talk to me next time:
1: You get woken up by barking because your dog saw a squirrel / the garbage man / his own tail.
2: You have to pick up feces with a pooper scooper or a plastic bag.
3: You can't stay at school for more than 8 hours because you need to let your dog out.
4: You notice a sock, a chunk of a dining room chair, or a cardboard box disemboweled on the living room floor.
5: Your vacation becomes a source of stress, since you can't leave a dog at home for very long without someone coming to check on it or let it outside.
6: You have to potty train a dog, since unlike using a litterbox, having to request to be let outside every time it needs to "go" is not a natural instinct.
Now, of course I made this post in jest... I love dogs, and had both growing up. However, as a grad student, having a cat is generally more feasible. This is not to imply there aren't downsides to cats - this coming from someone who just had to fork over $300 for a vet bill (though that isn't cat-specific), but dogs as a whole require more attention.

Come talk to me next time:
1: You get woken up by barking because your dog saw a squirrel / the garbage man / his own tail.
2: You have to pick up feces with a pooper scooper or a plastic bag.
3: You can't stay at school for more than 8 hours because you need to let your dog out.
4: You notice a sock, a chunk of a dining room chair, or a cardboard box disemboweled on the living room floor.
5: Your vacation becomes a source of stress, since you can't leave a dog at home for very long without someone coming to check on it or let it outside.
6: You have to potty train a dog, since unlike using a litterbox, having to request to be let outside every time it needs to "go" is not a natural instinct.
Now, of course I made this post in jest... I love dogs, and had both growing up. However, as a grad student, having a cat is generally more feasible. This is not to imply there aren't downsides to cats - this coming from someone who just had to fork over $300 for a vet bill (though that isn't cat-specific), but dogs as a whole require more attention.

I don't see any way out of this. External circumstances or not, you kind of screwed yourself. 

If I don't fail my first exam next week it will be:
1) a miracle, and
2) a huge cause for celebration

Yep I have truly taken that on board. I feel SO MUCH HAPPIER than when I was doing my masters, where I really wasn't social and didn't have a life outside of studying and the gym. Who knew that having social interactions and a hobby would be good for your mental health? Apparently, everyone!

YES. This! I'm paying twice as much as I would with a roommate, but I get to come home and just... be.

YES. The people who set like five billion alarms like 5 minutes apart. Seriously, are you less tired after the tenth one than you are after the first one?

My sister (finishing up her PhD in atmospheric science) just sent me this: http://legogradstudent.tumblr.com/
 
You NEED to check out that tumblr as a grad student. You will laugh, you will cry...