glm Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I know grad school isn't exactly like marriage or having children, but I was wondering if anyone has/had a list of things you want to do or accomplish before entering grad school. I'd love to hear about it! My list: 1. Backpack in South America, volunteer in the Amazon (check) 2. Hike GR-10 path from the French Atlantic to the Mediterranean (nope) 3. Work in California Sierra Nevada (check) 4. Hike Wonderland Trail a Mount Rainier (looking good for this summer) 5. Make sashiko quilt (in progress…) 6. Hike John Muir Trail (nope) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginagirl Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Oh fun! I don't think I ever thought about doing this but I will definitely start a list! I'm new to Arizona and probably won't be back on "west coast" for a while, so I know I definitely want to go see the Grand Canyon at least, and do other exploring in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroyogi Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Love this 1) Lots of things to do before I leave my undergrad campus (restaurants, wine tours, visiting museums, buildings, bars, etc.) 2) Europe! 3) Get to a satisfactory stopping point in my undergrad research 4) I should reemphasize the wine tour bit 5) Help family move into new place (aka sort through my childhood) 6) Regain full splits and be able to balance a handstand without a wall (I've already gotten the headstands down and lemme tell you, they are excellent conversation starters) 7) ??? probably more! Edited February 18, 2014 by astroyogi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monochrome Spring Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 1) Finish undergraduate research project --> write up manuscript and get it submitted to journal for review 2) Order a bunch of books and field guides pertinent to my field sites 3) Finish reading Game of Thrones (and as many other books as I can) 4) Hike in Sequoia National Park and Yosemite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSHopeful Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Go to London for a week or two Go to Florida for a week or two Buy a reliable newer car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDarlings Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Nothing nothing and nothing. I have a job I'm making money, maybe go on a trip this summer? I feel like even that I can do during grad school. We all know my goals, that's what I care about doing before grad school LittleDarlings and Monochrome Spring 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectastic Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) 1. Visit Europe 2a. Reach cat 3 in amateur cycling 2b. Reach cat 2 after reaching cat 3 (unlikely) 2c. Win Houston Grand Crit cat 4 2d. Finish top 10 in Rouge Roubaix 4/5 (pushing my luck) 2e. Race in California 2eii. Ride along HWY 1 2f. MS150 2g. spindletop spin 100 2h. Tour of Austin (CoTA, and not have mechanical failure this time) 3. Visit San Francisco 4. Get a motorcycle + gear 4b. Learn to ride it and not crash Edited February 19, 2014 by spectastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeingeyeduck Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Take transatlantic journey on a freighter. Do an art residency either locally or in Utah. Make inroads on new work so I have something for early crits. Brush up on what's going on in fields I'm not as familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1415dr Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I've had a stack of books in my garage for the past 2 years that I haven't been able to read. I used every spare minute reading for my MS courses and I haven't had time for pleasure reading. If I get accepted for the Fall that gives me about 6 months to read them. Starting with Mark Twain's journals and notebooks. seeingeyeduck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am not sure yet Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 1) Not to freak out before acceptances come; 2) Lose weight (I lived in the US for one year and gained 20 pounds, I'm still struggling to get back to my normal weight...); 3) Visit my friends in Dominican Republic; 4) Finish reading the books I won't be able to take with me; 5) Finish and submit 2 papers from my Master's research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deci:belle Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 1. Learn how to drive (haha I'm 21 and still have no clue. But I'm going to put full responsibility on my city for that one.) 2. Get a job to earn income for the next few months 3. Go back to my Alma Mater one more time before my friends graduate and leave too 4. Vacation in Miami 5. Reconnect with Boxing 5a. Six/Four pack abs (in progress) 5b. Define legs more (check) 5c. Strengthen arms (in progress) 6. Take a free online class (check) 7. Sharpen cooking skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legan Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 1. Relocate successfully -Quit my job, find a new place, get a new job, and all that stuff without too much strain! 2. Read more books -I usually read about 20 novels a year. I imagine come September, I won't have the same luxury. That's it, actually. Hopefully it shouldn't be too hard to accomplish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectastic Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 (edited) I think I set my bar too high for this year.... actually nah, I have 3 weeks of vacation this year, and maybe a sick day . Edited February 20, 2014 by spectastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) I am looking at it as having 6 1/2 months to write a nonfiction book on an unrelated topic. That could happen, right? I have a few projects I've been meaning to finish up in book form, and I know I will not have time to devote to anything off-topic once I start a PhD... I would also like to write the next Sookie Stackhouse series. If neither of those works out, I'm planning on starting a silly but wildly successful internet business then selling it to some multinational conglomerate by September 1st. That should cover my textbook budget for next year ... Why not, right? Edited February 21, 2014 by grrlfriend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gnome Chomsky Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Not do anything related to school. Maybe enjoy the beach and outdoors for one last time before I leave Miami. Been here for 6 years and rarely go to the beach. Full time job and full time school will do that to you. Spend 4 months having no obligations and no plans whatsoever. Hit up some of those tiki bars on the beach a mile from my house. Maybe hook up with a few cougars. They love young scholars. Get my six pack back. 6 years of Guinness. Get back into spoken word. Maybe get back into poetry. Computer science will do that to you. Get wasted a few times. And try mushrooms. Not the kind in sandwiches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent999 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I really, really want to go to Disneyland. I haven't been since I was in high school. The drive from my new school will be too far and I fear the next time I'll have enough free time to go (after grad school?) I'll be too old to really enjoy it the same way I would now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gellert Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 1) Go to Chicago 2) Write a lot of fiction while I still can 3) Go to Israel 4) Learn a new language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady rainicorn Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I had a really random list that I wanted to accomplish before starting grad school, and somehow (after much time out) managed to hit all of them: 1. contribute some time and effort to cancer-related research 2. explore Korea, its culture and language 3. find biological family 4. develop my teaching pedagogy 5. pay off the bulk of my undergrad loans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDarlings Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Not do anything related to school. Maybe enjoy the beach and outdoors for one last time before I leave Miami. Been here for 6 years and rarely go to the beach. Full time job and full time school will do that to you. Spend 4 months having no obligations and no plans whatsoever. Hit up some of those tiki bars on the beach a mile from my house. Maybe hook up with a few cougars. They love young scholars. Get my six pack back. 6 years of Guinness. Get back into spoken word. Maybe get back into poetry. Computer science will do that to you. Get wasted a few times. And try mushrooms. Not the kind in sandwiches. Don't you already do this like daily..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgguitarist Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Finish writing my urban fantasy novel (really, I have a standing goal of drafting a book every summer, so that I can edit it sporadically throughout the rest of the year...some years it works, some years comps exams take over my life). Work on my French skills (really a prep before grad school thing, but meh). Conquer the world. Oh, wait, that's my cat's bucket list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeBird Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I know grad school isn't exactly like marriage or having children, but I was wondering if anyone has/had a list of things you want to do or accomplish before entering grad school. I'd love to hear about it! My list: 1. Backpack in South America, volunteer in the Amazon (check) 2. Hike GR-10 path from the French Atlantic to the Mediterranean (nope) 3. Work in California Sierra Nevada (check) 4. Hike Wonderland Trail a Mount Rainier (looking good for this summer) 5. Make sashiko quilt (in progress…) 6. Hike John Muir Trail (nope) What's a sashiko quilt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadtownJacket Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I'll be hitting up the Southwest for most of the summer, so here are places that I want to visit: Bryce Canyon, UT Arches National Park, UT Taos, NM Santa Fe, NM Telluride, CO (where we'll actually be staying) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingMavericks Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Oh this is too fun For right now I must say I just need to take loads and loads of camping trips before I head off to grad school. Sooo Lake Havasu here I come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glm Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 What's a sashiko quilt? It's a traditional Japanese geometric hand stitching method. I like the symbolism and method's tediousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeBird Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I wish I could quilt. Do you it make it by hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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