Oy Vey

So I have officially finished my first week of graduate school and am entering into my second. This week has been full of many firsts, some exciting and fun, others stressful and anxiety provoking. I was wondering what my schedule would be like, and I think I have more of an idea now: class, study study, class, study study, some fun [which includes sitting around with your cohort and talking about class], study study. Really, graduate school is very different from undergraduate. Who knew? I do think it's going to take me a little bit of time to become adjusted to the amount of reading for each class. People had described it to me, but I never fully understood. News flash: it's a lot. A whole lot. At least for this PhD program. Prioritizing time is a more important skill than ever before - and forcing myself to take breaks even if it's not all done. So far, I'm really enjoying my cohort [the other first years]. It so helpful to have people to go through this transition with you. They're also a lot of fun :) I think I'm going to have "tunnel vision" for the next couple months, so I apologize to anyone who I don't call back, don't call as often, or do happen to call and talk about stats the entire time!