New semester, new goals
Several things of interest, for those following my life.
First, I'm officially attempting a qualifying exam after this semester. This one will be over my "geometry of manifolds" class, which I am signing up for now.
My schedule for next semester includes one course in real analysis, one course in linear algebra (yuck), and my manifolds class. All look to be fun. I'm also officially preparing for the topology qualifying exam, as well, which the director of the program here told me I should take soon. This pleases me, if only because it means the director thinks I should be ready for an exam soon. This will probably please me less on the night before the exam, but let's take one thing at a time.
My biolab research is going okay, but it could be better. I didn't get as much done over Christmas as I should have, what with all the celebrating and everything.
However, I have just learned that there is an opening for a research assistant in the math department, this one with one of my biolab's collaborators, so I will be competing for both a teaching assistantship (starting next spring, and I was told I'm pretty much a shoe-in with my grades and GRE scores) as well as a research assistant job. On top of my other research, and maybe with some tutoring on the side, I think I can actually stop drowning in red ink this year.
This is shaping up to be the best year of my life, ever.
First, I'm officially attempting a qualifying exam after this semester. This one will be over my "geometry of manifolds" class, which I am signing up for now.
My schedule for next semester includes one course in real analysis, one course in linear algebra (yuck), and my manifolds class. All look to be fun. I'm also officially preparing for the topology qualifying exam, as well, which the director of the program here told me I should take soon. This pleases me, if only because it means the director thinks I should be ready for an exam soon. This will probably please me less on the night before the exam, but let's take one thing at a time.
My biolab research is going okay, but it could be better. I didn't get as much done over Christmas as I should have, what with all the celebrating and everything.
However, I have just learned that there is an opening for a research assistant in the math department, this one with one of my biolab's collaborators, so I will be competing for both a teaching assistantship (starting next spring, and I was told I'm pretty much a shoe-in with my grades and GRE scores) as well as a research assistant job. On top of my other research, and maybe with some tutoring on the side, I think I can actually stop drowning in red ink this year.
This is shaping up to be the best year of my life, ever.