The defense has been passed, the thesis approved and handed into the library, and tomorrow, I will pack up the last of my stuff, clean off my lab bench, and walk out the door for good. Most of you are aware of the fact that I had a generally miserable experience as a graduate student. Yes, I learned a lot and I met some fantastic people, but the past six years shattered my self-confidence and nearly destroyed my enjoyment of the subject I once loved, science. However, corny as it sounds, I have a magnet that says "It'll all be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." and that seems to be the case- I got my Ph.D. and I have a fantastic job lined up.
So let the bridges remain flame-retardant, and instead of saying a long, emotional goodbye to the graduate school experience, I'll leave you all with the immortal words of Alice Cooper:
School's Out
WOOO HOOO!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteThat saying on the magnet is superb. I am going to make it my motto from now on - seriously. Thank you for enriching my future existence!
ReplyDeleteYAY! Congrats Eileen. P.S. Pull the emergency shower on your way out!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteEd, a lurker on your blog.
thanks everybody!
ReplyDeletethat magnet saying is indeed the cat's meow. I didn't pull the emergency shower, but the dream lives on.
and a lurker unveiled! always a special day :)
Congrats! I know it was a hard run but you're done and you scored a great job, which goes to show you are, after all, pretty awesome. :)
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