Posted by alexandra_k on July 26, 2013, at 19:47:37
In reply to Re: It is happening again..., posted by tetrix on July 25, 2013, at 23:06:25
There is usually a mafia of undergraduates, but much harder to find graduate student accommodation. It is hard to find people who are reliable, too, with respect to paying their rent, and not stealing your stuff, and not having friends who like to steal your stuff, and not having loud parties all the time. I'll be 35 soon... Most people in my position have partners who are working / financially supporting them through this phase of their lives. And / or financially supportive families.
But... There is usually some graduate student accommodation for the international PhD's... And they like to have a local student or two for marketing...
I have been informed that there is a room available in a stand alone town-house in the city with 4 PhD students but they will have to ask since I'm not currently enrolled at this particular university. That bodes well, actually. I thought it might since it is an awkward time of year for them to try and fill it and if they don't give it to me it will likely remain empty until March of next year.
I am keen to get into PhD student accommodation since once you are in... They are typically reluctant for you to leave. I don't think I could face having to live in an undergraduate hall for next year... Once they see that I am not a freak to live with (surprisingly, I'm not, I'm very tidy and easygoing, actually) they will probably be happy for me to stay on. And there may be opportunities for tutoring etc the students of the undergraduate halls... Or (potentially even better) mentoring grad students.
I found some more... Less formal stuff... On the medical program last night. I am not entirely sure it is for me. It seems... Or perhaps this is just what they are wanting to convey... But it seems... As though what they are really trying to do / get at... Is that AFTER the basic grade cut-off requirements (2x the number of places on offer) Is to then take the most popular students. Which... Which would really make a lot of sense why they make EVERYONE do the same first year program (well, two options, but the 'overlapping 4' courses are critical) at the same University and then pick students from there. They want to know who was THE captain of the rugby team. Because of course EVERYBODY was captain of their high school one but now new hierarchies need to be established...
Sigh.
I am an academic.
I... Typically struggle with people who *want* to be popular (and of course even though everybody likes to credit such things as 'natural' it takes a lot of dedication and hard work, actually). And people who *want* to be popular typically don't have much time for me since... Well... Those who are popular have no power over me. Which makes everybody uncomfortable. Since... That is why people want to be popular - yes? For the power?
Or maybe not...
Maybe it is good for doctors to be swayed by popular opinion since they are answerable to it (in the form of juries etc) at the end of the day. Um... As are we all.
Dunno.
Probably I'll end up being a researcher.
*Again*
Sigh.
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