10 Best (Worst) Things About Being a Grad Student
Wonder what it杏吧专区檚 like being a grad student? These are some of the best (worst) things about being one.
1. You get to move somewhere new to start working toward your graduate degree.
A place with which you杏吧专区檙e unfamiliar and don杏吧专区檛 know where to grab a drink after working on coursework for 15 hours straight, let alone actually have anyone to go with.
2. You杏吧专区檙e considered a totally respectable, capable human being
...if respectable, capable human beings wear sweatpants 4-5 days a week.
3. You杏吧专区檝e never felt more confident
...that your hypothesis is wrong and the experiment you杏吧专区檙e in the middle of is a complete waste of time.
4. You杏吧专区檙e really good at saving money
...but mostly because you have none.
5. You eat pizza for dinner 5 nights a week
...because you don杏吧专区檛 have time to make anything else.
6. You shake with excitement when writing your dissertation
...or maybe that杏吧专区檚 the 10 gallons of coffee you drank kicking in.
7. Sleep, school & social life
...pick two.
8. Your work is always within arms reach
...because it杏吧专区檚 sprawled throughout your house and you always have your laptop with you.
9. You get to prove yourself
...but only after failing numerous times.
10. You realize the work you do is valuable
...even after being picked apart, critiqued, rejected, and differed multiple times.
