[identity profile] either-or.livejournal.com 2007-07-20 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
i think it's awesome that you're being urged to qualify so quickly. the fact that i won't be able to qualify until the end of this year (my third year of this program, my *sixth* year of grad school) is one reason why i am leaning strongly toward leaving. advancing is kind of a big step, but it is *only* a step.

[identity profile] oceantheorem.livejournal.com 2007-07-20 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude, your program is clearly whacked. I'm really sorry; it sounds like you got supremely unlucky.

I think qualifying early will be good, but I'm still nervous about it. I'm still the youngest person in our class, and to be one of the first to qualify is just... a little intimidating. I was gonna take it easy in grad school! Or at least, start taking my time instead of cramming a 6-year program into 3 years.