wintergirl Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Seems like I'm not the only one who's been completely pummelled this week. The only glimpse of a silver lining happened just this afternoon, when a classmate told me about a PhD friend of hers who had gotten rejected from a bunch of English jobs. She said, and I quote, that there had been "800 applicants for a single job opening". I laughed and laughed and laughed. Hey, if I don't get in to a PhD program, then I'll never have to worry about the phenomenonally crappy academic job market, am I right??? So what's your "glass half full"? Let's cheer ourselves up, people!
TripWillis Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Seems like I'm not the only one who's been completely pummelled this week. The only glimpse of a silver lining happened just this afternoon, when a classmate told me about a PhD friend of hers who had gotten rejected from a bunch of English jobs. She said, and I quote, that there had been "800 applicants for a single job opening". I laughed and laughed and laughed. Hey, if I don't get in to a PhD program, then I'll never have to worry about the phenomenonally crappy academic job market, am I right??? So what's your "glass half full"? Let's cheer ourselves up, people! 800???? I hope she was speaking figuratively. Gosh... now I WANT to go to a school with heavy teaching responsibilities.
spasticlitotes Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 800???? I hope she was speaking figuratively. Gosh... now I WANT to go to a school with heavy teaching responsibilities. Seems like I'm not the only one who's been completely pummelled this week. The only glimpse of a silver lining happened just this afternoon, when a classmate told me about a PhD friend of hers who had gotten rejected from a bunch of English jobs. She said, and I quote, that there had been "800 applicants for a single job opening". I laughed and laughed and laughed. Hey, if I don't get in to a PhD program, then I'll never have to worry about the phenomenonally crappy academic job market, am I right??? So what's your "glass half full"? Let's cheer ourselves up, people! Remember why we're doing this, guys. It's about the excitement of fresh paper and used books, the smell of dust on the shelves in the corners of the library where no one else wanders, and the realization that our interests are so obscure that we will be the only ones who gleefully re-read our dissertations post-publication to highlight the two brilliant sentences. MichaelK, Timshel, Jane_Eyre and 4 others 5 2
wintergirl Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Gosh... now I WANT to go to a school with heavy teaching responsibilities. Sorry, TripWillis. Didn't mean to freak you out! I just have been deflecting those kinds of OH BUT THERE ARE NO JOBS OUT THERE catastrophism comments since I decided to go to grad school, and today was the first day when I decided to laugh at it instead. Remember why we're doing this, guys. It's about the excitement of fresh paper and used books, the smell of dust on the shelves in the corners of the library where no one else wanders, and the realization that our interests are so obscure that we will be the only ones who gleefully re-read our dissertations post-publication to highlight the two brilliant sentences. Oh, I remember why I WANT to do it. That's not the problem. It's the fact that no one's taking me up on my offer! Hence the thread. But seriously, no one has a glass half full to share?? I mean, I,love Southern California but even I'll count as a glass-half-full for my UCLA rejection that thank God I won't have to try to subsist in LA on UCLA's meager stipend. Whew! Bullet dodged. Nevermind that it was my #1 choice. Never. Mind.
TripWillis Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Sorry, TripWillis. Didn't mean to freak you out! I just have been deflecting those kinds of OH BUT THERE ARE NO JOBS OUT THERE catastrophism comments since I decided to go to grad school, and today was the first day when I decided to laugh at it instead. Oh, I remember why I WANT to do it. That's not the problem. It's the fact that no one's taking me up on my offer! Hence the thread. But seriously, no one has a glass half full to share?? I mean, I,love Southern California but even I'll count as a glass-half-full for my UCLA rejection that thank God I won't have to try to subsist in LA on UCLA's meager stipend. Whew! Bullet dodged. Nevermind that it was my #1 choice. Never. Mind. Glass half full: If/when you get in, you have to start worrying about how the fuck you're going to live up to being the scholar you sold them in your SoP, which was 105 drafts. Until then, the romance of grad school is still intact! Edited February 17, 2012 by TripWillis Aubergine 1
marlowe Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 You don't have to go to law school. The job market pretty bad for those guys.
Stately Plump Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Glass half full = we don't have to take a statistics course ever again, grad school or no grad school. and...and...and... and eriksmegs 2
antecedent Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Texas is way too hot anyways. I hate the heat.
ComeBackZinc Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Glass half full = we don't have to take a statistics course ever again, grad school or no grad school. Ha I finally got confirmation that I can take graduate level stats next semester and have been so jazzed about it. Different strokes!
Silent_G Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Glass half full: If/when you get in, you have to start worrying about how the fuck you're going to live up to being the scholar you sold them in your SoP, which was 105 drafts. Until then, the romance of grad school is still intact! This. Also, since I was rejected from Brandeis (not a good fit for what I want to study, but threw it in anyway) my fiance has less clout in his attempts to convince me that we should live in Waltham. I spent five days there and it's definitely low on my list of places I want to live someday.
TripWillis Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 This. Also, since I was rejected from Brandeis (not a good fit for what I want to study, but threw it in anyway) my fiance has less clout in his attempts to convince me that we should live in Waltham. I spent five days there and it's definitely low on my list of places I want to live someday. HAHA! Waltham is not so bad... but it's essentially cultureless. I like that Mexican restaurant there, what's it called?
Stately Plump Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 I like that Mexican restaurant there, what's it called? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! I grew up in Cambridge. We used to eat at that place all the time
Silent_G Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 HAHA! Waltham is not so bad... but it's essentially cultureless. I like that Mexican restaurant there, what's it called? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! I grew up in Cambridge. We used to eat at that place all the time Oh man, I refused to even try it. I'm from California and we have some AMAZING Mexican food here. My friends who have grown up here and moved away have literally cried when eating burritos elsewhere. I'm scared
TripWillis Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Oh man, I refused to even try it. I'm from California and we have some AMAZING Mexican food here. My friends who have grown up here and moved away have literally cried when eating burritos elsewhere. I'm scared You know, having lived in both Boston and New York, I can at least say that BURRITOS : BOSTON : : PIZZA : NEW YORK. I've never had burritos in California, but Boston is very much up to the challenge!
antecedent Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Vancouver has no Mexican food, in case any of y'all were considering UBC. Well, there are a couple upscale Mexican restaurants and then one taco place...so basically there's no Mexican food. What's worse though, having been raised in California, is that I have recently learned that I can't eat Mexican food for weird dietary reasons. I'm almost dreading my next trip home for that reason.
TripWillis Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 What's worse though, having been raised in California, is that I have recently learned that I can't eat Mexican food for weird dietary reasons. I'm almost dreading my next trip home for that reason. Hearing that actually makes me hurt inside.
hanoverkontent Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 TripWillis, are you thinking of Margarita's? It is right by the river there-
antecedent Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Hearing that actually makes me hurt inside. I KNOW. I practically live for burritos when I'm visiting home, and now I can't eat half of the ingredients. I can't eat pizza for the same reasons, and while my stomach is happy, my brain is SO VERY SAD D: D: D: Hell, that's another glass-half-full about Austin - I couldn't eat most of their delicious, delicious food anyway. Edited February 17, 2012 by antecedant
ComeBackZinc Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 If anybody takes a trip to Yale, you gotta try Sally's. Pepe's is great too, but Sally's is the best. Call ahead.
Stately Plump Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 TripWillis, are you thinking of Margarita's? It is right by the river there- I took Trip to mean "every restaurant in Waltham is Mexican," but I could be wrong?
Timshel Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 You know, having lived in both Boston and New York, I can at least say that BURRITOS : BOSTON : : PIZZA : NEW YORK. I've never had burritos in California, but Boston is very much up to the challenge! As a Chicago native, I have to say that NYC Pizza = barf. Chicago style pizza FTW!
hanoverkontent Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Margaritas is bomb! I went there to celebrate undergrad graduation, and I got my first legal drink at the one in Mystic CT while I was doing some delightful maritime studies down there. I miss the Boston area so very much- it is the best place in the world!
perrykm2 Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 I KNOW. I practically live for burritos when I'm visiting home, and now I can't eat half of the ingredients. I can't eat pizza for the same reasons, and while my stomach is happy, my brain is SO VERY SAD D: D: D: Hell, that's another glass-half-full about Austin - I couldn't eat most of their delicious, delicious food anyway. Do you have a gluten allergy?
hermia11 Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 I'm actually loving that this "glass half full" thread has turned into "restaurants I know and love"...
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