#quals

[hawtchocolate]

Celebrating a pretty major milestone in my lab notebook!

[galculus]

I got the letter today telling me how I did on my second qualifying exam and I’ve got to say “We are pleased to inform you” are some of the best words to read.

The only way those words would have been better is if they would have been followed by “that you have been selected to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.”

[sopranos-get-high]

Ah yes, vocal anatomy flash cards!

For tonight’s studying, I decided to review all my old class flash cards. Very helpful, but also a little depressing to visualize how much I still don’t remember… 😅

Anyway, the stacks on the left represent what I definitely don’t know. Those on the right are things I definitely do know! The middle is, as you probably guessed, somewhere in between.

P. S. These photos were never meant to be aesthetically pleasing. 😬 Embrace the reality of my poor penmanship!

[phd-in-prog]

I have gotten through every other overwhelming time in my life and career, and I will get through this, but I'll be damned if I'm not going to cry the entire time

[mustafinesse]

Brooklyn Moors + Podkopayeva (x)

[homomorphism]

Going over old problems from my department’s qualifying exams! My notes aren’t super aesthetic like a lot of people’s, but I like texing my scratch work while I work on a problem.

[aimlessinspace]

Q: How many 2nd year PhD students does it take to derive the Virial theorem? A: 3. #quals #imsureitllgetbetterfromhere! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3hNzRHA0Sr9mvwqXo5Ljm2LALG_vF-pmUe_I0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qyqhn48ke09p