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MsMary

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For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to go back to school and get some more letters to put after my name. I have a gigantic homework assignment due on Wednesday night and I have been procrastinating all. weekend. long. Somebody convince me to shut down the internets and get moving...

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Barbara

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MaryK,

Don't make me get out the ruler to wack you on the back of the hand! LOL

Tell me about it! I should be studying for an exam myself.

YFL is addictive.

Kristine

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Get moving Mary! I'm going back to grad school in January. I'm already dreading less time with YLF and my closet.

MsMary

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Well, Kristine, one upside is that when you're in school, there are more people to see and appreciate your fab outfits! LOL

Kristine

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Shoot, I knew there was a reason not to choose the online program.

Kate

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ugh, the worst are the long term projects that you know you need to work on, but the deadlines are months away!

Tanya

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Good luck with the homework! As someone who has spent 25 continuous years in school I know how you feel.

MsMary

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No kidding, Kate. I've never gotten over this thing that happened way back in high school -- on the first day of Life Science, the teacher said we would have to do a timeline of life on earth and it would be due at the end of the semester. My friend Chris got to work on it right away, and I, of course, put it off and put it off and put it off. And the teacher never said another word about it and we never had to do it and Chris ended up doing all that work for nothing.

I think it scarred me for life...

Sveta

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Why, MaryK, you are still here? Go and do your homework RIGHT NOW!
*shaking a fist at you*

MsMary

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Now THAT is what I was looking for! Thanks, Sveta!!

See you after I finish Reading Reaction Paper Number 9...

Kate

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Woo, you react to that reading!

That's a great story about the life science project that wasn't. Unfortunately the chances of me not actually needing to write a MA thesis are slim ...and back to data coding I go!

annagybe

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I feel your pain. I went back to school about 6 years ago for a second degree. I worked my you know what off and graduated with honors.

MsMary

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Okay, I'm halfway through. So far my reaction is "I got nothin'..." LOL

Back to it...

Jenava

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Mary, I feel your pain. I'm in business school in my last quarter (evening MBA program). This weekend I had to research and write a paper on sanitation in poor communities. Next weekend I have to come up with a business idea that helps address the problem. I got nothin'.

MsMary

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Well, I finished Reading Reaction Papers 8 and 9 today. Did 7 last weekend. Still have to do 5 and 6. I'm figuring 5 tomorrow and 6 on Tuesday. After, you know, work and class.

Ugh. This sucks. Seriously. Back in my day there was no such thing as a "reading reaction paper," but we had book reports and I hated those, too!

Aida

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Good for you! I know how hard it is to go back to school; I spent the last 2 years helping my dad edit his dissertation which he worked on for 11 years, and am currently helping my sister who's back in school now. You can do it!

marianna

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I totally admire all of you who have gone back to school. I should probably go to grad school, to make myself more marketable, but I honestly have ZERO motivation... nor any idea what I would get my Masters in.

Are you done with your homework yet?!?!

catgirl

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Mary, can I ask what you're studying?

MsMary

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I'm done for tonight. Tomorrow and Tuesday and going to be heinous, but I just can't do more than one "reaction paper" per day, it turns out.

I'm part-time in a program with mostly full-time students, and I've decided that it's just not working for me. I've been doing two classes at a time but I'm going to cut back to one class in the spring, and then for next fall I'm transferring to a school with an evening program for "working adults."

I'm doing it for fun, really, more than anything else. And since they made some changes this fall (the head of the program who recruited me left to go to another campus and I'm not in love with the new team) it just isn't fun. So I think a change is in order!

MsMary

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AG, I'm doing a master's in psychology. I started out doing it, as I said, mainly for fun and because I thought it would be helpful in my work (which it has been). But now I'm thinking I might work towards getting my license (at a sensible pace!) so I can do a little therapy when I retire.

Marley

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MK - I "do" therapy a little bit right now - been licensed for over 20 years. Its something that I used to do full-time - but I got burnt out on that. Also, as you probably know - it is not nearly as lucrative career as it used to be (HMO's and/or lack of insurance coverage - period!) Horrible for those people who really NEED mental health services. I can totally relate to you procrastinating about your "homework" - when I was in graduate schooI I was very good about "keeping up" and never waiting until the last minute. Now, however, whenever I have taken a class on-line I always wait until the last 24 hours and then CRAM like crazy and become a complete nut-case! Also, one time I had to go to traffic school and I opted to do it on-line. I had 90 days to complete the course. I waited until 11 p.m. on the last day - had to have it completed by midnight - and, it was HARD! I couldn't believe it! I clicked the "submit" button at 11:59 p.m. - and by pure dumb luck I passed! Whoo! I swore I would never procrastinate like that again - but, of course, I did! I blame it on menopause.

Kate

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Wow Mary, that's impressive! I don't know I would deal with taking classes part time, or going back after being done with school. I went straight from undergrad into my program, and at this point I couldn't even imagine wanting to take classes for fun. For me, they're a means to an end. Luckily after this school year my course load will drop because I'll start teaching, and after that year I'll be completely done with classes and it will just be the dissertation and teaching. I cannot wait - research and teaching are why I'm getting a PhD!

Aida, if you don't mind sharing, what did you dad get his degree in? 11 years is a long time!

Aida

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Kate - His PhD is in the arts, I think it's called a Doctorate of Interdisciplinary Studies; it was through the Near & Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Washington. The dissertation was about a very, very old and somewhat obscure Arabic calligraphy form that's making a comeback called Square Kufic; ended up being 2 volumes, something like 500 pages text, 300 pages figures. Hoping to get it published in the next year or two. QUITE the bit of work

Here's a piece of his artwork in this style of calligraphy.

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Kristine

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Wow, that's fascinating Aida!

shana

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Mary, I feel your pain - I'm also currently in a graduate program and I am the worst procrastinator on earth. I must check in on the forum about a million times when I am facing a deadline. Actually, I have two final papers for one of my classes due today by 5pm! I have to get cracking!!!

Kate

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Aida, that's so interesting and impressive! Thanks for sharing!

MsMary

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Okay, it's done. Ugh. I had a class tonight but didn't go so I could finish the assignment for tomorrow's class.

Next up: Take-home final, due next week. :-/

MNsara

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MaryK - I'm impressed! Well, actually everyone that keeps up the studying here is impressive

I've been flirting with starting an MA, but can't find exactly what I want (Math education without all the emphasis on research level math), plus I'm worried all those bad dreams will come back - it took years for them to go away . .

like, I need to take a final on a class that I forgot to ever attend. . .
or. I go to take the final and it was given the day before. . .
or, I go to take the final but the location was changed and I can't find the new building. . .

Apparently my subconscious found school pressure traumatizing!

Marley - my entire undergrad was done via short term memory and your comment reminds me of a great Woody Allen line. In some movie he is asking a worked-up Diane Keaton, "Don't you want to save some of that crazy for menopause?"