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Originally Posted by Thesus
Yeah, I'm planning on running the Rochester marathon as well, though unfortunately I have no welcoming females in sunny California.
TruDog continues to scare the living daylights out of me. I find it hard to imagine myself doing anywhere near that much work, but we'll see. Seems like it might be necessary to learn how.
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I haven't run a full marathon yet, but I've done several half-marathons and do as many road races as I can. There is plenty of hope for keeping some semblance of balance in your life, but it's not easy.
Granted, I entered the PhD program at Wisconsin straight out of undergrad while about 3/4 of my peers have a master's degree. If I already had taken the first year core courses, this year would have been a lot easier. It's my opinion that the top 50 or so programs are much more set up for students who have seen the material at least once before.
You would also be amazed at how much work you can really get done during your first year of a PhD program. I didn't imagine myself spending nearly this much time studying; I did a lot of extracurricular activities as an undergrad and looked forward to having some free time with no other commitments beside classes and teaching. But that definitely was not the case, as seemingly everyone put in a ridiculous number of productive hours in order to survive.
I'm not trying to scare you...experiences may vary across students based on preparation and school attended.