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Undergraduate Research
So today, there was supposed to be a Graduate Research Symposium for our Computer Engineering departments, but I went when they said to be there and didn’t see anyone else there at all. I was about to head home, but … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, advice, grad school, phd, research, undergrad, workshops
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Yay (cough) it’s 2012
Check it out! It’s a brand new year, I survived my first semester as a Ph.D. student guy, and I’m stuck at home, sick as a dog. Things don’t get much better than this.
Now it’s November…
I can’t believe I’ve already been a Grad Student for three months! In between the highs and lows of academic pride and utter hopelessness, I’ve managed to keep myself from dropping out and giving up for over half of a … Continue reading
Lightning Talk
I guess I caved into peer pressure this evening at my University’s weekly LUG-meeting. No, I didn’t do anything I’d be ashamed to admit – quite the opposite in fact… I gave a lightning talk for the first time. It … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, ham radio, public speaking, research, socializing
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Where do the days go?
I swear, it feels like the week is already over by the time I turn my head twice. There’s something about a grad student’s schedule that makes the days go by before I realize they’ve arrived. I know time is … Continue reading
