1. You learn it before you come to class. I had a test on the first day of class. I'm not kidding.
2. I will never watch TV again. I think this is probably a good thing.
3. Everyone is super smart and super motivated. I am the exception to the smart part, of course. (I just have to be a little bit more motivated to keep up with all the smarties.)
4. I think I'm going to like it. I may actually love it.
As I was driving home from my first day I realized that it was the first time in eight years I have gone 3 1/2 hours without thinking about laundry, supper, bath time, homework folders, dirty dishes, gummy snacks, pull-ups, and sippy cups.
I realize those are important things. Perhaps the most important things. And I love them.
However, to spend two nights a week in a world where none of that exists and to be caught up in theories and hypothesis and debate and philosophy. It was like floating in outer space. It was weird and disorienting yet at the same time fascinating and, well, fun.
It also makes me laugh and enjoy things like this:
6 comments:
A pretty convincing post to anyone considering going back to school!
Okay, so clearly you're needing a "you ARE smart" comment. :-) Actually, I don't know you as well as I'd like to, but I really have no worries about your gray matter. Anyway! I actually wanted to post to simply say: you CRACK us up! Tim & I love your style -- he said just now, "She writes AT LEAST as well as those people on NPR. Well, perhaps that's not really a very high bar. But she is very witty." Agreed. Good luck in grad school!
You've got this Sum!
I used to console myself in grad school that the smart people were just pretending : )
during our first winter break in grad school, my husband and i watched about 4 seasons of alias in about 5 days. that's how TV time was in grad school: fast and then gorge
You'll be terrific at this. Be confident. Enjoy it too.
I loved going back to school! I was crazy busy, but the reward of learning something new was greater.
Post a Comment