W00t!

I'm sure it'll be boring, but I'm excited

8/18/2008 7:11:44 AM

me too. same shit I heard 4 years ago, I'm betting.

AND I DON'T NEED A FUCKING CAMPUS TOUR

8/18/2008 7:14:30 AM

They orient you for that shit?

8/18/2008 7:17:03 AM

If they show the STD pictures, I'm walking out.

8/18/2008 7:34:26 AM

i skipped mine last year

i couldn't believe that they felt that i needed orientation for grad school

8/18/2008 7:45:44 AM

Quote :

"Ohhhhhhh Back To School Back To School To Prove To Dad That I'm Not A Fool I've Got My, Luch Packed Up My Boots Tied Tight I Hope I Don't Get In A Fight Ohhhh Back To School Back To School Back To School"

8/18/2008 8:34:06 AM

Yeah I need to eat something real quick so I don't die while I"m out there. Maybe I can cram down a power brah right quick.

8/18/2008 8:35:01 AM

Im skipping today.... heard it was worthless and the only thing they tell you is not to sleep with your students

8/18/2008 8:43:06 AM

Is it illegal or just a bad idea?

8/18/2008 8:43:46 AM

I get oriented this weekend and next Monday.

8/18/2008 8:44:19 AM

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"AND I DON'T NEED A FUCKING CAMPUS TOUR"

ahahaha

8/18/2008 10:26:02 AM

I've got mine on thursday. I can hardly contain my excitement

8/18/2008 10:43:33 AM

mine's tomorrow..........woot..........but not really a woot

8/18/2008 11:46:42 AM

I went to my grad orientation. yay for grad students.

8/18/2008 1:09:04 PM

I am all done with grad school Make the best of it while you can... I never went to orientation... I was on vacation in CO

8/18/2008 1:24:34 PM

Oh gosh. Grad school orientation was painful. I didnt even go here for undergrad and it was a waste of my time. It was 90% fluff and 10% stuff you should already know. I think I ended up leaving early, it was a 9-4 thing (or something like that)

8/18/2008 3:04:35 PM

Yes, all the clever folks left after lunch.

Lousy lunch too. Needed more calories. >:E

8/18/2008 3:06:31 PM

We also have a grad bbq where you get to meet others in your program and classes as well as your future teachers.

8/18/2008 3:07:00 PM

aside from introducing you to the school, it's a good networking platform as well.

I still remember my orientation. met some of my best friends there

8/18/2008 3:10:04 PM

Grad school orientation can be summarized as one sentence:

Welcome to the worst time in your life, where you will be sacrificed so professors can feed their huge egos.

I fucking hate it, only went to grad school because the profs lied to me.

8/18/2008 3:10:37 PM

grad school is a commitment, and can be very difficult

but you're a nut job

everyone/everything has its qwerks I guess

8/18/2008 3:14:38 PM

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"grad school is a commitment"

Biggest commitment of my life so far. Just one more semester and I'll have my masters. But it was Soooo worth it and very rewarding.

8/18/2008 3:17:03 PM

I've got one thing to say about grad school: Non-thesis.

8/18/2008 3:28:11 PM

vet school orientation was last sunday

8/18/2008 3:28:39 PM

^^ haha, I wish. wasn't an option for me though. I would have graduated so much earlier if I didn't have to do a thesis

8/18/2008 3:30:23 PM

Yeah, wasn't really worth the time... but I got a free lunch.

8/18/2008 4:03:24 PM

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"I've got one thing to say about grad school: Non-thesis."

definitely an option for me


also, am I the only one with a short orientation? what's all this 9-4 stuff? mine doesn't even start until 5:30

8/18/2008 4:14:56 PM

pharm school orientation was today.. free stuff for the win

8/18/2008 5:05:04 PM

The actual classes for grad school haven't been that bad... but working near fulltime while taking 12-16 hours a quarter has been tough... the biggest adjustment to me has definitely been the time management. If I had to balance this much as an undergrad I would have been toast (as I am MUCH more mature now)..

The driving kills me too since Davis is 45 miles from where I live and 60 miles from work...

[Edited on August 18, 2008 at 5:08 PM. Reason : x]

8/18/2008 5:08:27 PM

^^^ Well, there was a general orientation today that ate up a lot of time.

I'm doing the non-thesis degree because our department seems to have a bit of a problem with the runaround. I figure this way I can circumvent some of it and just deal with the usual crap I put up with during the semester with my usual classes.

8/18/2008 5:23:33 PM

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"I've got one thing to say about grad school: Non-thesis."

Public Administration FTW!

8/23/2008 8:12:34 PM