oseirus

I tried the whole running "thing" but the whole being out of breath after putting on my shoes told me I wasn't meant to run or even trying to do that.

Just taken off waitlist at UNC-Chapel Hill to be accepted!!!

how did the test go and have you considered a degree in chaotic systems?

Well if you go on murderous spree dressed as your icon you'll be a-ok ... take it from me

how did the test go and have you considered a degree in chaotic systems?

Just be careful about what that information will bring ... there is a chance it will totally take you back to square one ... kind of where I find myself ... questioning things and waffling worse than a lying politician trying to explain the three secret offshore accounts

How about this? You're more likely to find a job after you graduate? :-)

Well I may reapply next cycle but I am in a weird holding pattern so we'll see but I know one thing is certain if I have to reapply, I am def gonna cut back my grade cafe activities. Either way, good luck to any and all members of the 2013 application group

Don't worry Sally Mae has an aethereal department ... she will get her dues one way or the other

Don't worry Sally Mae has an aethereal department ... she will get her dues one way or the other

Who said history couldn't be humorous

here I have a joke for you ... come closer ... listen up

here is how you should feel (seeing as I've been #2 for the second month in a damn row ... I NEED to come off of this list) ... you should feel a sense of shame ... a sense of 'WHY ME' ... a sense of 'eff it' ... then a sense of 'haters goin hate' ... then sense of 'hey, that is interesting, I'm going to reply back to that comment' ... and the cycle goes on and on ... like the ouroboros

Happy Ides of March Historians ... we're now only a month left in the game ... oh and the Madness STARTS TODAY!

here I have a joke for you ... come closer ... listen up

What I've heard from search committees is that they're looking to hire YOU, not your program. They want your work, your excellent training, and personality. They want to see a very productive scholar. So choose a place where you think your work can really thrive and that may mean choosing somewhere where the funding is deeper for your research (additional summer support? Is there an additional year option for dissertation writing?) and more faculty members for you to take coursework with and put on your committee. LORs trump program name.

I know this is going to sound callow, but put the money aside for a minute and ask yourself which school do you feel you will be able to work best in and set yourself up for a decent future. At the end of the day, if school X offers you all the money in the world and you can't finish a PhD then what it is the point? Conversely, if school Y gives you a little less money but sets you up for the future, look to your future.

CHARLAY MURPHAY!!!

touche ... well now it would seem we might have to have south off to see why this perplexing state of affairs exists

I have faith in history repeating himself ... unlike college football, the favorites in basketball don't always win these days ... and Coach Cal will stay true to form and underachieve w/his paid for all-star team ... (cf Last year, Derrick Rose in 2009)

FEAR THE SPEAR.

and now back to the REEEEAAAAAAL topic at hand ... better halves for Oseirus ... j/k ... in all honesty I think you should go with her if she can make the trip ... no better deterrent like a spouse or a parent who will gladly rain on our parade when we want to make that impulse purchase ... if it wasn't for my parents I would have owned EVERY single super soaker ... but thanks to them I've only owned 4

pull yourself together man! Even if you are excited you can't act like a groupie ... gotta act all coooool ... calm and collected ... THEN when they're out of sight .... shriek and squeal like a teeny bopper meeting Justin Beaver (sp?) ...on an unrelated note very happy for your success

Except that they do. It just takes a while.

Older friend: "So are you done after May"
Me: "That depends on what happens with grad school, could be another 5-6 years.
Older friend: "I think you're just a professional student"

Ahh yes, my dream of frantically obsessing over exams, homework, and term papers for the rest of my life is slowly being realized. Also, die in a fire.

come to grad cafe ... like your local bar, we understand your pain, we rarely judge and the barkeep rarely expects a tip