Aggie Voice
Diary of a Wimpy Grad Student
After weeks of memorizing lengthy definitions and working out the same central tendency problems again and again, the day of my first statistics test had arrived. Although I had studied hard, I knew I would need all the luck I could muster in order to do well on this test. While thinking of any final measures I could take in preparation for the test, I realized that this would be a perfect chance to take part in the Texas A&M tradition of “leaving a penny on Sully”...
Aggie Voice
Grad School or The Shining? (Part 1 of 2)
It’s finally the spookiest of all seasons and not just because of the Halloween décor in front yards or the horror movies on TV. It’s because we’re at that time of the year where projects accumulate, finals are looming, deadlines approach, and dread begins to settle in. Grad students everywhere have an increase in stress from all the pressures of school. Do you remember the famous quote from the shining, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?” That’s what this season of grad school reminds me of.
Aggie Voice
The illusion of trying new things
Years of graduate school grind can leave students in a place of routine. You wake up, shower while listening to that same playlist as the week and month before, eat a quick breakfast, and get to work. Here your day is different – isolating organelles, using a fluorescence microscope, or learning how to make and validate liposomes. But once your long day is over and you are mentally and sometimes physically exhausted, you cook something quick, eat while watching something on Netflix, and go to bed. There might be more freedom on the weekends, but chores need to be done and more lab work.