The Update for Everybody Else

[Sopranos Republican]

Well due to the teacher's conference school is out until Monday.

[Kitteh]

Back in New York. Spending most of the rest of the break on Long Island.

Also, the train from Boston to NYC takes exactly 4 hours and 20 minutes. I giggled. Yeah I know I'm so mature

[Lambsbread]

Back in New York. Spending most of the rest of the break on Long Island.

Also, the train from Boston to NYC takes exactly 4 hours and 20 minutes. I giggled. Yeah I know I'm so mature

[RI]

I'm just finishing up midterms of my first semester in my econ PhD program. It's been intense; it's quite literally the hardest thing I've ever done. It's quite punishing too; there's nothing quite like getting 26% on an exam and knowing that I'm still in the top half of the class. I feel like I'm in over my head, but then again so does everyone else. Homework is constant and exceedingly long; everyday is a 10-12 hour day at least between class, homework, and my assistantship. It wears you down. The material so far is interesting, if a bit intricate for my long-term plans, so my motivation isn't always the highest. If I can make it past the core exams, things will get a lot better in the second year when I get to specialize and begin research.

On the other hand, I'm getting married in two and a half months. That's exciting, though it's also stressful. Thankfully I can share the load on that one. Most of the plans are already done. We've also been trying to find my fiancée a job near relatively my university, but there simply aren't that many openings in her field in such a lightly populated area. Considering she graduated top in her master's program, I didn't think it would take so long. Alas. At least she's had some interviews lately.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm just finishing up midterms of my first semester in my econ PhD program. It's been intense; it's quite literally the hardest thing I've ever done. It's quite punishing too; there's nothing quite like getting 26% on an exam and knowing that I'm still in the top half of the class. I feel like I'm in over my head, but then again so does everyone else. Homework is constant and exceedingly long; everyday is a 10-12 hour day at least between class, homework, and my assistantship. It wears you down. The material so far is interesting, if a bit intricate for my long-term plans, so my motivation isn't always the highest. If I can make it past the core exams, things will get a lot better in the second year when I get to specialize and begin research.

On the other hand, I'm getting married in two and a half months. That's exciting, though it's also stressful. Thankfully I can share the load on that one. Most of the plans are already done. We've also been trying to find my fiancée a job near relatively my university, but there simply aren't that many openings in her field in such a lightly populated area. Considering she graduated top in her master's program, I didn't think it would take so long. Alas. At least she's had some interviews lately.

Congrats on your upcoming wedding

[afleitch]

I'm just finishing up midterms of my first semester in my econ PhD program. It's been intense; it's quite literally the hardest thing I've ever done. It's quite punishing too; there's nothing quite like getting 26% on an exam and knowing that I'm still in the top half of the class. I feel like I'm in over my head, but then again so does everyone else. Homework is constant and exceedingly long; everyday is a 10-12 hour day at least between class, homework, and my assistantship. It wears you down. The material so far is interesting, if a bit intricate for my long-term plans, so my motivation isn't always the highest. If I can make it past the core exams, things will get a lot better in the second year when I get to specialize and begin research.

On the other hand, I'm getting married in two and a half months. That's exciting, though it's also stressful. Thankfully I can share the load on that one. Most of the plans are already done. We've also been trying to find my fiancée a job near relatively my university, but there simply aren't that many openings in her field in such a lightly populated area. Considering she graduated top in her master's program, I didn't think it would take so long. Alas. At least she's had some interviews lately.

Congrats on your upcoming wedding

Yes congratulations The first year is the most unusual because it takes a while to get used to the whole idea but once you're through that as long as there's communication you should be fine.