#GRAD SCHOOL

[frugs-facts]

Absolutely devastated to learn my werewolf boyfriend has been banned from the library this discrimination cannot be allowed to stand, his cries are howls and it's a medical condition

[mudwisard]

my trick for getting through grad school is learning to navigate the quadrants with all their nuances

[tumbler-polls]

We decided to publish this survey a second time because, by accident, the first version only lasted for a day.

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[historicity-was-already-taken]

PSA for incoming grad students:

You’re about to enter into an abusive, dysfunctional relationship with your field. You will be managed and supervised by people who have no business interacting with other humans. Your academic future may end up in the hands of someone who hates you and will never tell you why.

Some advice:

-have friends and a support system or prioritize having friends and a support system outside of your department. It’s way too easy to get sucked into departmental gossip and drama and before you know it you’re gossiping about how N fucked A’s husband on the couch in the grad lounge and celebrating your thesis defense by shotgunning beer with the guy you’re in a situationship with and some of the “cool kids” while listening to Green Day (I love Green Day)

-yes there are “cool kids” and cliques and social hierarchies in grad school. That shit never goes away

-don’t have casual sex with people in your program for the love of god. Or at least, only do it if both partners are mature humans with good communication skills.

-these people will be your colleagues forever and academics hold GRUDGES

Don’t go in without SEVERAL plans for:

-what you will do when there’s no stable job market after graduation

-what you will do if the program destroys your mental health

-what you will do next if you decide that academia is not the right path for you

List brought to you by: my mistakes, mistakes I’ve watched people make, the fact that Bestie and I spent grad school behaving like the cranky old muppet guys while minding everyone’s business (but still being bad enough bitches to pass our thesis defense[s] with no revisions). My hair WAS full of secrets, man. I knew about aaaallllll of J’s sordid hookups and the deep revenge S took on J2 after she caught him sexting with M.

If you know me irl plz don’t respond with names details or questions about who did what. Text me for that shit I may be older and wiser but I’m still messy.

ETA: all of this said, don���t eschew ALL gossip. Academia trauma bonding is real and sometimes necessary to making it through; and, if you identify as a woman, you NEED access to the whisper network before you end up in the elevator alone with the Department Creep.

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Still settling into being back at uni and narrowing down my dissertation topic.

[belovedbibliophile]

survived my first year of grad school & I have the photos to prove it 🤞

[outsassing-nero]

17.10.24// really busy, but will make time to visit cute vegan cafes!!

listening to: snow man, one

[petiteappetite]

rediscovery of self

[belle-keys]

And a reminder that higher education cannot be considered truly democratised if students can still be doomed to poverty with multiple or advanced arts and Humanities degrees...

[jazzandthek]

Taking my work outside today to enjoy the last bit of summer ☀️🌲. I have two papers due Friday plus my comps reading lists, but I’m trying not to feel stressed!

[shitacademicswrite]

Going to grad school, I see

[ariasmontage]

September 9, 2024

Week 2 of the semester. Monday really is the longest day this time. Not gonna complain at all. Maybe this is the memory of youth.

(but at least let me get a seat on the subway pls 😭)

(i got a seat as soon as I wrote that! 🍀✨)

[ink-stained-clouds]

spring flowers vs. finals despair showdown

[mytortoisegotstuckinatupperware]

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I'm in dire need of coffee but I forgot my library card so if I leave, I won't be able to get back in (thank you to my coursemate who let me in earlier lol).

Still working on my essay on Soviet Ukrainian culture - I think I'm slowly beginning to formulate an argument.