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confessionalbox

random grad school thoughts

Mar 16, 2006 21:32

If getting a Ph.D were easy would many more people really want one than do now? Or would it be the same group of dorks like me ( Read more... )

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baseballchica03 March 17 2006, 03:44:26 UTC

Grad school is like indentured servitude that seems as if it will never end, but there's never enough time to finish.

confessionalbox March 17 2006, 03:48:08 UTC

true.. there is that bumper sticker grad school.. it's not just a job, it's an indenture!

shinran March 17 2006, 04:14:59 UTC

What's inchoate? (because I'm too lazy to go to www.dictionary.com)
So the illness starts as Dementia Gradstudius and gradually work its way up to Tenuritis? Is this a terminal illness?

confessionalbox March 17 2006, 04:31:17 UTC

as terminal as the degree that causes it lol

inchoate-Imperfectly formed or formulated

shinran March 17 2006, 04:20:57 UTC

It's OT, but check this out

http://syndicated.livejournal.com/neurofuture/9270.html?mode=reply&style=mine

It's antastra's blog.

confessionalbox March 17 2006, 04:32:23 UTC

interesting

time_enough March 17 2006, 04:49:31 UTC

i am going to have to erase all memories of these entries in a few years, you know. if i can't manage that i expect you to convince me that grad school is worth it:P

confessionalbox March 17 2006, 04:54:13 UTC

heh.. grad school is in fact worth it.. without question. The twisted humor is how I deal with the stress in a more positive way than freaking out. Is it easy? No. Is it fun? A lot of the time, but at times no. Does it guarantee a bright future? Not the way it used to. But if you have a passion for what you do, there is no substitute.. not even close. It is a real simple thing. If you are doing it for any reason other than passion you should not be doing it..

time_enough March 17 2006, 05:32:28 UTC

twisted humor is a wonderful coping mechanism.

i was about to say that passion should be the main motivator behind anything.. but i don't believe that anymore. it's a relief to me that some things are still so pure to me and education is definitely one of them. i don't talk much about my passion for what i study and the joy i get from school, especially in this lj, but i'll just leave it at this: i've been dreaming about grad school for about as long as i had been college. i already have a few programs in mind.

confessionalbox March 17 2006, 05:37:16 UTC

It is good that you do have that passion. You should add me with the other journal too.. seeing undergrads passionate about school is good for my soul :)

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It's all true nikki42 March 17 2006, 04:53:59 UTC

I can't help but wonder if your seminar drinking game would translate to my seminar.

Re: It's all true confessionalbox March 17 2006, 04:54:56 UTC

heh.. I will post it when I finish, but it may not translate to fine arts

Re: It's all true nikki42 March 17 2006, 04:56:44 UTC

My suspicion is that bullshit is universal, so there might be more in common than you think.

Re: It's all true confessionalbox March 17 2006, 04:58:33 UTC

true! I think I could make a funnier one if i stuck to my discipline, but I might be able to do it as a general game