Yesterday I attended ASDL's new student/1st year orientation. Why would I do such a thing, since I'm not a new student? Well, being different than most and having started in January, I'm partly a member of last year's class since I've taken the 2nd and 3rd semester classes, and partly a member of this year's class since I'll be in the 1st semester classes with them this Fall. And, I didn't attend it last year.
I was excited. Pretty much as excited as I was at FASET or maybe even the first day of Kindergarten. The new class has 40-50 new people, and from the looks of it about half of them break the normal engineering student mold and actually have personalities and social skills. Imagine! I can hardly contain myself. People who actually have stuff to talk about besides how many binders they have at their desk or how they know powerpoint way better than you? Or, during the introductions, when having to provide an interesting tidbit, actually provide an interesting tidbit besides stating (asininely... is that an adjective?) that they are "one of the few people in the ASDL capable of getting an insurance waiver." I'm sorry... if that's your interesting life tidbit, you're pathetic. All the others talked about sports, hobbies, travels (several served in the Military), jumping out of planes, living in other countries, studying other subjects. Although Will did point out that the longer the person had been at ASDL, the less interesting their tidbit was. Which means I have to get out. ASAP.
I'm hoping this new crop of potential friends, along with the previous first years that I've been hanging out with, make my remaining semesters more bearable and help me to keep my negativity in check. After all, I did choose it, so according to my own theory I can either change my situation or shut up about it.
Being that I am 6 classes away from another degree, 4 of which I'm taking this fall, I'll shut up about it.
But my RE has another thing coming if she thinks I'm going to put becoming one of her little coding monkeys above my health, fitness and grades.
And guess what? There's no way I'm staying for a Ph.D.
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