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Nov 10, 2009 15:10

so i've finally found a professor who has money to support a graduate student, but as a result of my inabilities to ever be happy/appreciative/satisfied in life, i'm beginning to think that grad school isn't the right path for me. firstly, i'm concerned that if (and when) i fail my oral dissertation, the department will not award a masters ( Read more... )

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jopie_7 November 11 2009, 00:53:56 UTC

Oh, Nance - I'll def agree with Joyce on that one. But I would be cautious to think that just because you live near home and are doing those things that everything will all of a sudden be a-ok. I don't think there's some magic profession that we all pick that will make us inherently happy - doesn't really matter what you do - there's always going to be something that goes wrong, something that doesn't go your way, curve balls, ups/downs, etc. I think the key to being happy is all about attitude, adaptation, and p.o.v. - how you pick yourself up and rise up to every challenge that comes your way - and that is dependent upon your own subjective view of "success."

Anyway, that's my personal speel (sp?) - but I'm sure you will progress and grow and end up doing what you want to do. Everything happens for a reason, eh?

*hugs*

xenite911 November 11 2009, 06:24:12 UTC

hmmm ( ... )

snowmanscraps November 21 2009, 23:19:07 UTC

i agree with both of the above comments. as someone who also hasn't figured out what she wants to do :-), i say that it's good to throw yourself at something you think you want, try it out, and then see how that feels -- just like you're doing now. and if it doesn't feel right, you've gained experience and knowledge of what you do and don't like, and more of an idea of what you DO ultimately want. but if you don't go for it you're never going to know (either way - that this turns out to feel right, or that this wasn't what you thought it would be). and it's true, you're still young!!! because imagine sticking through something because you feel like you're supposed to, and then getting to be 50 with a husband and a mortgage and 2 kids and realizing that you really, really need to change. it's much more difficult to take a leap at that point ( ... )