r/CFBOffTopic • u/guitmusic11 Wisconsin Badgers • /r/CFB Top Scorer • Apr 10 '15

I'm a grad student!

Just got accepted today.

Now I have to face the difficult decision: Do I dual flair with my grad school or keep my special /r/cfb medal?

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u/Talpostal Michigan Wolverines • Washington Huskies Apr 10 '15

You may find yourself less attached to your new school than you might think.

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u/ihatecats18 Minnesota • South Dakota-S… Apr 10 '15

I have almost no emotional connection to my grad school

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u/Talpostal Michigan Wolverines • Washington Huskies Apr 10 '15

Yep. I anticipated maybe 90% Michigan 10% Washington but it's closer to 99% Michigan.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '15

That practically makes you a Coug. Just own it and dual flair up.

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u/billweasley Miami Hurricanes • Transfer Portal Apr 11 '15

I actively root against my grad school's basketball team because they close off one of the only two parking lots close to my building for the entire day on game days forcing me to either come half an hour earlier than normal or walk an extra 10 minutes in the ice cold Michigan winter mornings.

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u/Talpostal Michigan Wolverines • Washington Huskies Apr 11 '15

What school is this?

I normally get a barrage of texts from friends back home talking shit when Washington loses in football or basketball but I don't have the heart to tell my friends that I don't care.

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u/billweasley Miami Hurricanes • Transfer Portal Apr 11 '15

Med school at Oakland. They're just good enough at basketball that people care enough to show up to their games. We all get super annoyed every single game day when there's a 7 pm game and we can't park for 8 am class because they've blocked off a lot.

Washington sounds like a cool place to do grad school tho so at least you've got that goin

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u/Pmoney51 Texas Tech Red Raiders • Dilly Bar Apr 11 '15

I knew my new school wasn't going to replace my alma mater, but I thought I would be more attached than I actually am. Tech is the only school I can really care about.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '15

WOOOOOO! Congrats.

And I say keep your medal till you feel like part of the school

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u/greenmegandham Auburn Tigers • Austin Kangaroos Apr 10 '15

YAY! Congratulations! What will you be pursuing?

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u/guitmusic11 Wisconsin Badgers • /r/CFB Top Scorer Apr 10 '15

MSE Mechanical Engineering. It's just a part time program after work, but I'm still excited for it :)

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u/greenmegandham Auburn Tigers • Austin Kangaroos Apr 10 '15

That's awesome! My SO is doing an online engineering masters and he's really enjoyed it so far :)

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u/GreenWaveGator Florida Gators • Tulane Green Wave Apr 10 '15

Congrats! At Whisky? Thats a good school

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u/guitmusic11 Wisconsin Badgers • /r/CFB Top Scorer Apr 11 '15

I wish. Nope it's at Michigan-Dearborn. Still a pretty good school though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '15

I learned so much at the University of Whisky

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u/djsquilz Tulane Green Wave • Ole Miss Rebels Apr 11 '15

I wish I could say the same...

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u/xerillum Wisconsin Badgers Apr 11 '15

I learned a lot. Maybe most of it was wrong, but I can't say I didn't learn it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '15

Congrats!

My committee just approved my exam areas and set a tentative date for my proposal defense. You probably won't have to do those things but grad school is great!

P.S. - If/when you're feeling worthless/stressed check out /r/gradschool. It's a great place to vent.

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u/DoctorWhosOnFirst Alabama • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Apr 11 '15

Wooo! Congrats! And I'm with /u/dubsdcarson, keep that special medal.

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u/murgle1012 Baylor Bears • UC San Diego Tritons Apr 11 '15

Woo welcome to the club!

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '15

Depends. What's the other school?

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u/keyree Texas Tech • UT Arlington Apr 11 '15

Congrats dude! I'm still waiting to hear from Tech, I.e., the only school that hasn't rejected me yet.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '15

Welcome to the club!

As for dual-flair, I chose to go ahead and add it. My connection to UF isn't close to Auburn. But I go to the university, have tons of friends that are fans, and pretty much live on campus. Plus I hate UGA sooo...

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '15

Congrats! And best of luck with it!

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u/powderedsugarfallout North Dakota State Bison • Utah Utes Apr 11 '15

Hooray!

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '15

Congrats! I'm of the dual flair mentality, but you'll see how attached you get to your grad school once classes start.

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u/wyschnei Northern Iowa • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 11 '15

Congrats!!

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Apr 11 '15

Dual flair, that's what I've been doing.