It is almost like a reward for making it through a lifetime of public and general schooling.
I mean really, college was pretty great, but it does not compare to what I am doing now.
Really.
Ok, I haven't attend my first grad class yet but I will on Monday.
What are some of the benefits of my graduate student status that I love?
- They gave me a grant...just for being in the program. Now this won't happen every semester but it sure does feel nice at the moment.
- They gave me a job. Several in fact. Bless the Anthropology department. Apparently grad students get first dibs. I started working at the Office of Public Archaeology this summer and am a TA for the Intro to Archaeology class in the fall.
- They are paying for some books I need to TA.
- They pay you more. True story.
- You get to go into locked doors that say "grad students only" because you are one!
- The parking is fantastic. I can park in a covered parking garage...all year. I tested it out today and it was wonderful. I can also park right next to the pool...true story. My life just changed. :)
- Professors love you. Mainly because they get to use you as slaves, but also because I think they respect that you are trying to continue your education by going that extra mile. (That extra mile really is being their slaves, but I like my professors so I don't mind.
- I am doing what I love. I no longer HAVE to take random math credits or physics. I have already done it. I did my time. I get to pick my thesis. I get to pick what I study...roughly :).
- They give free donuts and bagels out every Thursday morning. I love my baked goods. :)
- I love school and get to be there for a bit longer. I have never been to a place that I feel more at home than when I am on campus. Even more so than the home I grew up in, my home now, or my bed. I love, love, love school.
So, I get to start on Monday...yay!
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