Life Update Part II

[iberia]

So it's now been a week since I passed the oral defense of my Master's thesis, and turned in the GS02 form, signed, to the graduates studies office, to make me an official Master of the Art of History...or something like that. Besides the three days I was sick (I blame it on all the stress) I have spent much of the time reflecting on my experiences

Comments

[ltmurnau]

Actually, I find myself using Wikipedia more and more for the kind of almost-trivia I think I need to know. If you shy away from looking up the more immediate and controversial topics, it can be a good place to look (but of course, not the only one). I also use it as a way to find other links.

Belated congratulations on your MA! More than ever, I am resolved not to go into graduate studies.

[iberia]

Thanks. I think you make the right choice by not going into graduate studies. Okay, I'm only half kidding, but it is a huge ball of stress, that is for sure.

[ltmurnau]

If there were something academic I cared deeply enough about, AND if I had the time and money enough to indulge, I would consider it. But there isn't, at least at this stage of my life. The only lucrative grad-thing for me to do for my career would be a Master's in Public Administration, something that does not fill me with joy - or anything else, for that matter.

[woodthehood]

I read wikipedia almost every day.

It is fun!

[softoceanbreeze]

Wikepedia isn't all that bad. It's a good source of interesting information. I double check some of the facts for sure, but it's still interesting.

I think it's great that you're using your research again so soon. It shows that you are really interested in your studies. If yoou weren't, I'd wonder if you were on crack for having gone through Grad School and all of its drama. ;)