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So here I am, several weeks after my last update. I always forget about this thing at school.
In a lot of ways, it is absolutely BIZARRE that I finished working just over 3 weeks ago. I had a major flashback when I had to put on business clothes for my IOE 424 client meeting (which didn't happen b/c apparently no one can tell me what my senior design project is, and this makes me nervous b/c I have a ten page paper due on Tuesday on my project proposal). We've settled into our apartment and I LOVE it. I also love that I am still seeing the sorority girls, albeit at the bar mainly (except Michelle, who I see always). I think this semester will be manageable for about another month, when midterms and projects will kick my ass. Right now, I am devoting very little actual time to SWE, but a LOT of time to meetings - especially SWE. But I like being busy or I wouldn't do this to myself.
Still trying to make the PhD/Industry choice. I think it is basically official that if I get the PhD that the time from January until August will be a complete waste in my life. I don't want to leave Michigan yet...but paying tuition just to stay here seems like a waste too. Tonight (and actually for the past several days), I have been leaning in the PhD direction. I even started filling out apps tonight and am researching more as we speak. It is painful that a lot of the good schools are in the midwest. I swear that someday I WILL get out of here (see, if I go the industry route and work for the company I worked for this summer, I would probably hire into the Washington DC or Charlotte, NC offices...which would allow for my escape.)
Oh I am so confused.
In a lot of ways, it is absolutely BIZARRE that I finished working just over 3 weeks ago. I had a major flashback when I had to put on business clothes for my IOE 424 client meeting (which didn't happen b/c apparently no one can tell me what my senior design project is, and this makes me nervous b/c I have a ten page paper due on Tuesday on my project proposal). We've settled into our apartment and I LOVE it. I also love that I am still seeing the sorority girls, albeit at the bar mainly (except Michelle, who I see always). I think this semester will be manageable for about another month, when midterms and projects will kick my ass. Right now, I am devoting very little actual time to SWE, but a LOT of time to meetings - especially SWE. But I like being busy or I wouldn't do this to myself.
Still trying to make the PhD/Industry choice. I think it is basically official that if I get the PhD that the time from January until August will be a complete waste in my life. I don't want to leave Michigan yet...but paying tuition just to stay here seems like a waste too. Tonight (and actually for the past several days), I have been leaning in the PhD direction. I even started filling out apps tonight and am researching more as we speak. It is painful that a lot of the good schools are in the midwest. I swear that someday I WILL get out of here (see, if I go the industry route and work for the company I worked for this summer, I would probably hire into the Washington DC or Charlotte, NC offices...which would allow for my escape.)
Oh I am so confused.