Backblog (Discourse Chronicle)
Posted by Bobby Kuechenmeister on August 29, 2006 
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Comments(4) [If anyone wonders what happened to my blog over the summer, fear not, because I am back for another year of graduate school. I am finishing up my MA studies and applying for PhD programs again this year, but let’s go back and review last semester. I learned these three important things about graduate student survival:
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Coursework is more important than everything else.
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Professional development (conferences, publications, networking) is expected, but pursued at your own risk.
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All absences count against you regardless of university policy. BK]
category: Life
I’ll be happy to talk basic comp shop with you.
I appreciate it, Dennis. As always, I enjoy learning from you. I received free copies of some textbooks you use at Seton Hill from a Book Fair last year at Texas A&M.
You neglected to mention mental health. Mid-semester nervous breakdowns are never fun.
No, breakdowns are never fun, but theoretically as graduate students we take proper precautions so those happen less often.