Thursday, March 24, 2011

How Research Works: VII

THE LAB: 5PM

ADVISOR
When you all have lunch with the perspective student tomorrow, do try to reign in the graduate student bitterness.

SENIOR GRAD STUDENT
As in, don't talk about how crazy the department is, and how terrible Long Island can be?

ADVISOR
Exactly.

JUNIOR GRAD STUDENT
I like the department and Long Island has nice sandwiches.

SENIOR GRAD STUDENT
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ADVISOR
Also don't mention the impending doom that is the hundred million dollar budget cuts, the increasing class sizes, the incredibly low moral, or the schedule I make you all keep.

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