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150 Days
Having just entered my fifth month on the job, the looming “reality” of my job has just hit. Yes, Early Decision reading has commenced.
Some argue that reading is the best part of the job...but so far this has been pretty cool. In my first “real” job I have purchased 22 iPads for the office and worked with the team to make them as useful as possible. I’ve gathered my fair share of frequent flyer miles traveling from California to New Jersey and met some really smart kids along the way. As I write this, my colleague and fellow blogger is tapping away on additions to the entirely new website on which, if everything has gone correctly, you are now reading this blog. I have new friends, a new apartment, and the much dreaded post-grad “real” life. But you know what? It may be even better than school. Icing on the cake: The Dean just bought a puppy and I've been on dog sitting duty.
So, here I sit with a puppy in my lap knowing that the next big challenge of this job is reading applications...
All's Fair in Love and Prank War
One thing that can get frustrating in engineering school is that all the coursework tends to feel somewhat removed from reality. Because students need to be able to complete their assignments in a reasonable amount of time and their solutions need to be somewhat uniform and grade-able, engineering homework and test problems will often be very narrow and/or unrealistic. For this reason I think it’s beneficial to pursue extracurricular projects related to engineering, both to solidify concepts learned in class and also to remind oneself of the usefulness of the information. While there are a variety of such activities that students can and do engage in, perhaps none are more entertaining or satisfying than messing with your friends.
One of the guys I live with enjoys waking up in the morning to the smooth intonations of NPR personalities. As such he has a radio alarm clock permanently set to the local public radio station. Unfortunately he is an early riser, the walls of our house are...