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ScaryGoose

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  • Birthday 06/05/1984

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    Microbiology and Molecular Pathogenesis

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  1. I guess it depends on the PI. I rotated in a lab where a PI just started acquiring students this past year and he has been here for 5 years. He has yet to hire a post doctorate.
  2. I am currently in a rotation where not the PI but a 4th year graduate student is making my life difficult. You get them in all shapes and sizes. The great thing is that I don't particularly like the research so my decision to not choose this lab for my graduate studies has already been made. It's just a matter of learning different techniques at this point. Have any of you all experienced something similar? The way I'm handling it is just ignoring the problem.
  3. On a side note I am currently in a rotation where not the PI but a 4th year graduate student is making my life difficult. You get them in all shapes and sizes. The great thing is that I don't particularly like the research so my decision to not choose this lab for my graduate studies has already been made. It's just a matter of learning different techniques at this point.
  4. I will be the only first year since I am the only one in my department (the other two fell out - one dropped out of the program and one switched departments) and the third is an MD-PhD student who already chose his PI this past summer.
  5. I know I'm replying to this a little late and, like the previous poster, hope you figured out your situation. But just a couple of words - you are going to mess up in the lab. This is absolute. It's the mistakes that teach you how to do things. So if your PI is getting angry and you for messing up your experiment in your first couple of tries, then I would steer clear from that PI. As previous posters suggested - this sounds like a rotation, so just don't pick that lab for your graduate studies and move on - I'm surprised students would actually pick this lab with such a horrible and unsympathetic PI. Part of their JOB is to teach and guide you through your studies not knock you down through your efforts. Your problem sounds like you are on the right track, just haven't found the right lab. There are labs out there that have a 9-5 type schedule (including lunch hours). However you should know with your previous experience that sometimes you will have to arrive early / stay late for your experiments. My first rotation was intense - I worked so often that I could not find the time to study except for the weekends. Post back and let us know how things turned out for you.
  6. I am currently a first year PhD in Biomedical Science in the MMPA - Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis track. We perform 3 rotations in our first year, then choose a lab. Our department just got a well-renowned professor who I would love to rotate with and - if everything goes well - choose as my PI. Here is the question: Since he just moved in he doesn't have a lot going on in his lab at the moment. He has told me that things will pick up once I start my rotation (March) and he is hiring 3 post-docs, some of which are coming from his previous lab. I'm more concerned that I will be the only grad student in his lab at the beginning and was wondering if any of you thought this would be an issue. Thoughts??
  7. My other choice was University of Florida (Gainesville), so what a coincidence. I choose Texas A&M for the program and the fact that I am from Texas, so it was a no brainier for me. I just finished my housing hunting escape here in College Station / Bryan. I ended up signing with a place that wasn't even on my list - 21 Gramercy Park. It's a new complex located in the Park Hudson area that opened in November - I will be the first to live in my apartment. It's seems like a mix of older undergraduates, graduates, and young professionals, which was exactly what I was looking for. The address states it's in Bryan, TX, however it is literally less than 10 min from central A&M campus - including stoplights. I'm very happy with my decision. It seems like most undergraduates flock towards east 2818 / harvey. The complexes there are extremely nice though, I was almost tempted to consider the woodlands.
  8. Change of plans - getting nervous on finding a place so will be heading in College Station tomorrow!! Here is a list of the places I'm interested in viewing. They range from cheap to semi expensive (for a student) going anywhere from $450 to $1050. -Crescent Point -signature park -park hudson place -Broadstone Ranch -Arbors at wolf pen creek -Tower Park Apartments -404 Second St. Apartments -University Terrace -holleman by the park -redstone -plantation oaks -the enclave -gateway / sterling -knightsgate -meadows point apartments -walden pond -treehouse apartments -arbor square -brazos point -Presidio The following are a big NO for me since they either (A) seem to cater to noisy undergraduates or ( don't allow dogs (which is a must for me) or © do not come unfurnished. -Factory / Warehouse -The Zone -2818 -The woodlands -Wave Z Islander -Callaway Villas -McApartments -Wellborne Rd -Harvey Rd -the district (aka melrose) The factory / warehouse seems quite nice, however they do not allow dogs. Any suggestions or inputs would be most welcomed.
  9. I made a list of all the apartment & area suggestions on here. Thanks for the recommendations everyone! I will be apartment hunting in College Station in about 2 weeks from now. I'll go ahead and post my findings and opinions on here. Oh and I definitely won't be viewing the Wave Z Islander.
  10. Hey guys Stumbled on this forum and thought I'd contribute. I'm headed to Texas A&M to get my PhD this fall 2012. Looks like College Station will be called my home for the next couple of years. I am 27, so definitely am worried about the whole undergraduate scene. Right now I'm looking for a place to live. Do y'all have any suggestions? I'm confused about Bryan - I've heard things ranging from it being a nice place for graduate students to live to it being ghetto. I'm from Texas so the culture shock won't be too bad, but my idea of a great city to live in is, unfortunately, not CS. The great thing though is that the small town has pretty much everything you might need. Houston and Austin are a small drive away. We will be so engrossed in our studies (hopefully) that we won't need distractions. We can find a nice apartment for a reasonable price. and ... Texas is just awesome.
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