06-16-2008, 11:34 AM
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Attending Rochester.
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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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06-16-2008, 11:57 AM
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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.
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06-16-2008, 05:47 PM
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Preparing for MN winters
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I'm also straight out of undergrad, but not too worried. So far, it looks like Minnesota will be great. If I end up hating the experience, I can always escape with an MA - that's not the end of the world. I definitely don't want to do anything I don't like.
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06-16-2008, 05:48 PM
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Preparing for MN winters
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 TruDog: it is my first marathon. I ran 11 miles yesterday, and I'm feeling fine. I'll let you know how I feel after running 20 in August
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