What could go wrong?

Stay in school, kids

Enjoy summer while it lasts

Sure, dad

What kind of student were you in high school and college? When we talk about different types of students, we tend to only focus on two ends of the Bell Curve, both of which I wouldn't say I liked when I was in school. The first type is the overachiever. Don't get me wrong, I think it's noble and wonderful to try hard in school and get good grades, but I do not respect you if you're crying in class because you got a B+. The other type of kid is the delinquent, and those kids also irritated me. T…

There's a lot I miss about being a college student. It was a transformative period in my life. I spent years studying a field that I'm passionate about, met a lot of wonderful people, and figured out what I wanted to do with my life. That being said, I do not miss essays, exams, or randomized group projects in the slightest. I can't imagine the amount of stress that individuals pursuing a graduate degree or Ph.D. face. I could hardly handle my last few semesters of undergrad. You're telling me…

The luckiest man in the world

Procrastination alert

Wait, we have a test today?

Feels like walking a tightrope.

Bank account at a negative zero.

My bank account is crying and filing for divorce.

College life. What we’re told is a chance to pursue your passions, secure a future career, and make incredible memories ends up being not so much that. College is stress distilled. Constant work, demanding professors, and indecision about your major guarantee at least one existential crisis by the end of the first semester. Add awful roommates and financial concerns to that, and you’ll quickly wonder why you chose to go to university in the first place. But, hey, it’s not all bad! Once you iron…

Is all this worth becoming a doctor?

Bank account is at negative nada

Grad school is one of the craziest things you can willingly subject yourself to. You have to work 16 hours a day on one very specific subject, teach 3 courses, and live off of a $15,000 stipend. Sounds simple enough, right? Grad school is different for everyone, and there are many different types of postgraduate academics. There are the people who are in it for the long haul and for the love of the game, aspiring to be academics forever. There are those who go into grad school straight after un…