We’re among friends here, so we can share a laugh about life as grad students…can’t we? Thanks to the folks in computer science over at the University of Maryland - Baltimore for this list. They had a longer list, but I redacted it down to my favorite ten (so you could get back to that chapter!).
See the complete list here.
Here goes…
you are startled to meet people who neither need nor want to read
you find the bibliographies of books more interesting than the actual text
you have given up trying to keep your books organized and are now just trying to keep them all in the same general area
you rate coffee shops by the availability of outlets for your laptop
you have ever discussed academic matters at a sporting event
you have accepted guilt as an inherent feature of relaxation
you actually have a preference between microfilm and microfiche
you look forward to summers because you’re more productive without the distraction of classes
professors don’t really care when you turn in work anymore
you frequently wonder how long you can live on pasta without getting scurvy
You know it’s true!