[ SECRET POST #2199 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2199 ⌋

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[Dragon Age 2]


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Comments

Re: If I can finish Grad School, anyone can!!

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry for butting in, but I just wanted to say that I totally get the whole feeling crappy for not being able to finish in two years thing. Currently finishing up an MA and I'm actually in my 6th year (ugh) because I've had a lot of issues with research delays, money worries (and having to work a lot taking away from thesis time/concentration), and depression (so even when I had time to work on thesis crap I couldn't drag myself out of bed to do so half the time), but I'm finally finishing up, so it can be done! And honestly, the majority of people in my department take at least 3 years unless they're SUPER INTENSE, so taking longer than two years isn't as unusual as they like to make it seem. :)

Re: If I can finish Grad School, anyone can!!

[fromherbones]

Oh man, interrupt away anon!

Depression is why I didn't finish my thesis and took a leave of absence instead of finishing the nominally two-year program in two years. That was just earlier this year, though, so while I am starting to feel better about my leave and maybe going back, I'm still leaning towards not doing it since I went to grad school for the wrong reasons and picked an area for the wrong reasons and, while I enjoy Chinese, I either need to start learning classical Chinese for my thesis or start getting waaaaay more fluent if I want to do my thesis "right" and that... does not really appeal, at least not right now...

But enough pity-party for me -- congrats on finishing!! And congrats on giving depression the ol' boot-in-the-ass. :)

Re: If I can finish Grad School, anyone can!!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm glad to hear you're starting to feel better! And there's definitely nothing wrong with not finishing, especially if you don't think it's right for you and that you won't enjoy it. A thesis is hard enough to do when it's something you really are into, so if you're not feeling it, it would be even harder.

I have several friends who decided a few years into their studies (and after lots of debate with themselves) that it just wasn't the right thing for them, and they were much happier after they quit. One of them is even looking for different programs that will be a better fit for what she wants and has a much better idea of what to look for now, so there is that, too. Not that I'm saying that'll be true for you, but sometimes it seems like a program not being a right fit is what people need to find something that is. Whatever happens, I hope you have a good supervisor or other profs or some friends/family members that you can chat with to help get things sorted out and figure out what's right for you! Good luck with whatever happens!