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Started by Mesozoic Mister Nigel, September 05, 2014, 05:51:06 PM

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Cain

Research...is coming.

Also winter, but mostly research, since saying "winter is coming" when it's already struggling to get above 15C outside and raining all day isn't really all that ominous.

Tuition paid.  I have 4 days then I can put in my thesis (broadly speaking I'm hoping to do research on counterjihadists), and get it confirmed and so actually start writing by the end of the month.  I probably wont finish in time for Xmas, but that is my attempted goal.

Doktor Howl

So, my son and I met with Zenpatista.  He's a very cool guy.  The only problem we had was a loud drunk that wanted to tell us his vast collection of war stories.  Other than that, everything more or less went well.
Molon Lube

Zenpatista

Quote from: Doktor Howl on August 28, 2015, 08:27:28 PM
So, my son and I met with Zenpatista.  He's a very cool guy.  The only problem we had was a loud drunk that wanted to tell us his vast collection of war stories.  Other than that, everything more or less went well.

Thanks & likewise. I had a lot of fun & it was great to meet you & your son. Hope to meet up again soon. The venue too - I can see why it's a landmark pub. Some of the grad students told me stories about it, but I'd never been in the "meet rack" before.

Quote from: Cain on August 27, 2015, 03:49:40 PM
Research...is coming.

Also winter, but mostly research, since saying "winter is coming" when it's already struggling to get above 15C outside and raining all day isn't really all that ominous.

Tuition paid.  I have 4 days then I can put in my thesis (broadly speaking I'm hoping to do research on counterjihadists), and get it confirmed and so actually start writing by the end of the month.  I probably wont finish in time for Xmas, but that is my attempted goal.

Good luck with the thesis. If you ever feel like posting a chapter or so, I bet a few besides myself would be interested in reading it.

Cain

Thanks.  And sure, I'll keep it in mind, though I'm not sure how interesting it will be.  Lots of Bat Ye'or and Oriana Fallaci in my future reading  :sad:

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Doktor Howl

Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Then all you have to do is, yanno, actually be able to go back.
Molon Lube

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 03:34:57 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Then all you have to do is, yanno, actually be able to go back.

I don't see that being a problem. Maybe if I was 24, rather than 44, it might be.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Doktor Howl

Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 04:12:16 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 03:34:57 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Then all you have to do is, yanno, actually be able to go back.

I don't see that being a problem. Maybe if I was 24, rather than 44, it might be.

I wasn't thinking in motivational terms.  I have no doubt you'd manage that.
Molon Lube

Cain

Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Taking a year to save up and think about your application doesn't sound like an entirely terrible idea.

I know it took me a couple of months to get everything (paperwork wise) for mine sorted.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 10:36:33 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 04:12:16 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 03:34:57 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Then all you have to do is, yanno, actually be able to go back.

I don't see that being a problem. Maybe if I was 24, rather than 44, it might be.

I wasn't thinking in motivational terms.  I have no doubt you'd manage that.

Oh, in terms of getting into a program? That is DEFINITELY a worry... and one advantage to jumping on this Winter's application cycle would be that I am just about a year ahead of the wave in terms of neuroscience hopefuls. I'd be two years ahead if I hadn't double majored. I just don't know when the hell I'd take the GRE, between the lab and classes.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Cain on September 12, 2015, 12:35:27 AM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Taking a year to save up and think about your application doesn't sound like an entirely terrible idea.

I know it took me a couple of months to get everything (paperwork wise) for mine sorted.

It would definitely make it easier for me to get myself organized and prepared. And, if I was feeling really ambitious, I could finish the physics series and take the MCAT.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Mesozoic Mister Nigel

My grad student who is the boss of me just emailed me and was all "you could take next week off, you know. Classes haven't started yet". Maybe she's on to something. Maybe I should study for the GRE.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Doktor Howl

Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 12, 2015, 04:39:08 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 10:36:33 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 04:12:16 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 03:34:57 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Then all you have to do is, yanno, actually be able to go back.

I don't see that being a problem. Maybe if I was 24, rather than 44, it might be.

I wasn't thinking in motivational terms.  I have no doubt you'd manage that.

Oh, in terms of getting into a program? That is DEFINITELY a worry... and one advantage to jumping on this Winter's application cycle would be that I am just about a year ahead of the wave in terms of neuroscience hopefuls. I'd be two years ahead if I hadn't double majored. I just don't know when the hell I'd take the GRE, between the lab and classes.

I'm also thinking that the USA is chopping education funding across the board.  I don't think the environment is going to get any friendlier anytime soon.
Molon Lube

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 12, 2015, 06:54:53 AM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 12, 2015, 04:39:08 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 10:36:33 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 04:12:16 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 11, 2015, 03:34:57 PM
Quote from: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on September 11, 2015, 12:26:54 AM
I can't believe I'm done with my psych degree and only have three terms left on my bio degree.

I'm completely stumped on applying to grad school. I just don't feel like I have time to take my GRE and write application essays before January. I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and plan on taking a year off... and maybe going ahead and taking some of the math classes I always wanted to take, just for fun. Get a job in a lab and save up some money, or something.

Then all you have to do is, yanno, actually be able to go back.

I don't see that being a problem. Maybe if I was 24, rather than 44, it might be.

I wasn't thinking in motivational terms.  I have no doubt you'd manage that.

Oh, in terms of getting into a program? That is DEFINITELY a worry... and one advantage to jumping on this Winter's application cycle would be that I am just about a year ahead of the wave in terms of neuroscience hopefuls. I'd be two years ahead if I hadn't double majored. I just don't know when the hell I'd take the GRE, between the lab and classes.

I'm also thinking that the USA is chopping education funding across the board.  I don't think the environment is going to get any friendlier anytime soon.

That is also possible, although the funding the program I want into is largely fed by donations from the people who are most scared of neurodegenerative disorders and other diseases of age.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Cain

#764
Finally been assigned a thesis advisor.

Need to email them to make an appointment to talk to them at some point.

Advisor seems to be a good choice, in some ways.  He's a jihadi specialist, but his PhD thesis was about online jihadist communities.  My own thesis will of course involve a similar amount of web-trawling.