Napoleon's Feet - a graduate student's step(s) between the sublime and the ridiculous

FIFTY FOUR

Sep 26th, 2008 11:51:17 am - Subscribe

thank goodness this week is over. hopefully next week wont be such a struggle.

things started to look up yesterday morning after a conversation with a professor of mine. its hard to ask for any real help in graduate school, but after weeks (indeed, a few months) of wavering on my inside minor field options, i spilled all my anxieties. i asked for help. ultimately i think i needed to be reminded why i am here - and truthfully, it isn't to get out as quickly as possible. if this path is to be meaningful, ive got to make sure i get the most out of it as possible. im not afraid to take a bit longer to complete the inside minor i am considering, but once in a while i think i need someone to tell me "this is the right decision. you are making a good choice." graduate students often have to learn to take care of themselves through this bizarre and arduous process. but every once in a while it feels good to get a proverbial pat-on-the-back.