Important Syndromes to get familiar with as a graduate student should you ever have to diagnose yourself: Barbie (see first post), Impostor, and Duck..."what's 'Duck Syndrome,'" you say? Ever seen a duck floating serenely on the water and wondered how it was able to remain so peaceful? Turns out, that poor little duck is probably … Continue reading D8: Stanford “Duck” Syndrome (i.e. We Just LOOK Calm)
D1: From Barbie to Impostor?
So...I've successfully completed Day 1 as a Mechanical Engineering graduate student without spontaneously combusting--I don't know about you, but that's progress. The title may seem a bit mysterious to those not familiar with me or my alter ego (cleverly disguised with the same name) "Abisola," a competitive spoken word poet. "Barbie Syndrome" is a poem that I … Continue reading D1: From Barbie to Impostor?
Graduate School Chronicles 