S*it people say when you are applying to grad school (搬运自GradCafe)

摘抄自GradCafe的Waiting it Out版块的同名帖 ：D

等AD/Offer的日子不好过…看来这一点上国际友人们和大家都是一样的哈哈哈

昨晚刷了10页的这个帖子感觉挺好玩儿，就摘抄了一点儿下来，但偷懒没想翻译…

发过来希望地里在等录取结果的朋友们能乐一乐，开心是最好的啦 ^_^

@fenderpete

"You applied THERE?!?!”

@contretemps

"You're studying again? You'll end up being a librarian"

@silentskye:

"You know you can always teach high school when you finish your English PhD."        

"You'll get in because everyone knows the average American is an uneducated redneck, so there'll be no competition (hurrah for feel-good foreigner philosophy)”

@elmambo

1. You did well on your GRE? Then you must get in!
2. How long is grad school (Ph.D.) gonna take? two years?
3. So you' re not gonna earn any money for the next 5 to 6 years? (after hearing the answer to 2)

@MonkeyPants

Or this gem, from my Mom: "Honey, you HAVE a degree. Just settle down, have some kids, and be happy with it.”

@sociologyplease

I hate the "You'll get in somewhere" thing! My partner's parents and I had an awkward conversation which consisted of "Well, what would a sociology professor teach?" "Um, sociology?" "And what is that, exactly?”

@dec4rhapsody

"So what's the point of getting a PoliSci PHD, couldn't you just become a politician instead?”

@NinjaMermaid

"You want to study monkeys? And then what.. be a zoo keeper?”

@jerzygrl

Recent conversation:

Guy: "So what did you apply to grad school for?”

Me: “Anthropology"

Guy: "Oh! That's so cool! You get to go to Egypt and dig up the pyramids and stuff!”

Me: "No, thats archeology. I do cultural anthropology. So I talk to people and try to better understand their culture.”

Guy: "You talk to dead people?! How do you do that?”

Me: "No, I talk to real live people.”

Guy: "What do you do with that anyway? And what, are you just going to spend the rest of your life talking to people? How will you support yourself?”

Me: ...smh... "I'll write books" and with that I walked away

@PhDreams

LA is too far. I hope you don't get in. - my parents

@Emma Maroon

two gems from my grandma:

"There's no point in you going to graduate school. We're in the end times. Jesus will be back before you're done applying!”

and "Well, you don't know how God will provide. Maybe he'll send you a nice rich husband so you don't have to work!"

swift_sweep1 发表于 2014-1-17 02:02
high school teacher好像在美国确实社会地位不高 breaking bad里面那个也是high school teacher 老是抑郁.. ...

原来如此… 话说我们学校都没有英语的博士点来着… 读完英语博士还是只能教高中的话感觉真不好。。。

最后一句真心笑了，奶奶太萌了

nanawang222 发表于 2014-1-17 11:10
最后一句真心笑了，奶奶太萌了

奶奶的确很萌… 记得发这条的哥们儿本科是学的神学吧...
好心态好是很重要的，开心最好啦！等offer的日子里生活还是要继续嘛 ^_^
大家都好运咯！

pry_plz 发表于 2014-1-17 19:17
奶奶的确很萌… 记得发这条的哥们儿本科是学的神学吧...
好心态好是很重要的，开心最好啦！等offer的日 ...

奶奶告诉孙子上帝送来一个好丈夫，真的大丈夫？

Kimurate 发表于 2014-1-18 11:26
奶奶告诉孙子上帝送来一个好丈夫，真的大丈夫？

哈哈哈 没注意到这点， 随手回复的那哥们儿
看来应该是个神学的妹子了
哇咔咔

swift_sweep1 发表于 2014-1-16 13:02
high school teacher好像在美国确实社会地位不高 breaking bad里面那个也是high school teacher 老是抑郁.. ...

那得看哪个学校的了。

zach 发表于 2014-1-18 12:11
那得看哪个学校的了。

真的吗… 美国的high school老师应该不会像国内压力那么大吧…
这么一提的话，有空去看一下美国高中教职的招聘信息好了 哈哈哈

Sister: Stop worrying, I know you'll definitely get in!
Me: You said that last year....
Sister: Yeah, but this time I KNOW you'll get in!
Me: ...

pry_plz 发表于 2014-1-18 13:22
真的吗… 美国的high school老师应该不会像国内压力那么大吧…
这么一提的话，有空去看一下美国高中教职 ...

top school的老师相当有地位啊。就好比你要是人大附中的老师，一样很有地位