Category Archives: 2010-11

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(500-409) Days of Summer

School—at least a liberal arts school—is about knowledge and skill. But summer is almost the opposite. It’s the time when students are let loose into the real world and where they get experience rather than knowledge. Summer is about relaxation, sure, but it’s about expanding the parts of your mind that you don’t have the time or ability to during the school year.

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Rotations: the beginning and soon, the end

For those just tuning in, let’s backup. What’s a rotation? This is when first year graduate students “try” a lab by spending about a month in 3 to 4 different ones. You either have your own mini-project to complete or … Continue reading

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Performances, Outings and Butter

I’m slowly realizing how difficult it is to record everything to do on campus. There is literally too much to write about. So this post I discuss some performances. And other random things.

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Did I make the right decision?

A couple days ago, as I sat in my first rotation lab, taking a break from my NSF fellowship application, worrying about upcoming tests and paper discussions, I wondered, “Why did I sign-up for all of this?” I could be … Continue reading

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Catch Up Time

Time to catch you up on my life. Went to Seattle Asian Art Museum. Met Bill Gates Sr and Gail Weyerhauser. Minnesota Club: it’s on.

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Grad school life

I had some friends ask me about what grad life is like day-to-day. What to know what you’re getting yourself into, eh? So here goes a little run down of what I (and most other first years) do. Classes: I … Continue reading

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So did my UPS education actually prepare me for grad school?

In so many words, “as much as is reasonably possible” and “basically yes.” I don’t want to sound like I’m on a soap box or like I’m some spokesperson for the school… But, yes, UPS did all they could to … Continue reading

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The Road to Graduate School, Part VII

Moving Some random bits of advice about moving across the country… Some may be specific to Madison, WI (where I’m moving to) If you want to take your furniture and/or have a lot of stuff, consider using a pod. For … Continue reading

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The Road to Graduate School, Part VI

The summer between undergrad and grad Some people may be wondering, “So you got into graduate school. Now what do you do all summer…?” My answer: a lot of nothing, a little of some things. The number one piece of … Continue reading

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True Life: I’m a College Graduate

Hello from the graduated side of a Puget Sound education. I wish I could tell you that graduation – and the 5 weeks since – have been along the lines of the 2009 hit (No? I was the only one … Continue reading

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