<p>S1 is getting published and is presenting at a conference later this month. He is so excited to have the opportunity to publish despite not (yet) being in academia!</p>
<p>So far, Iāve Aced all of my grad school assignments. In general, grad school is going very well.
My research assistant position is going very well and Iām loving it. Iām seriously considering pursuing my PhD in History (Science, Technology, and Medicine subfield) and continuing along the same line of research that Iām doing now.
My roommates and I have been approved to be foster parents for the local humane society and weāll be getting our first foster soon (hopefully!)</p>
<p>^^^^Like.^^^^</p>
<p>romani, I knew you would do well, but what I love is that you will be fostering. My daughter will be in her third year of the Ph.D. next year and has found someone to room with in a place where they, too, will be able to foster.</p>
<p>My brag-- I thought it would never get here, but today ended the 1st grading period, so I am down to 75c, 3 quarters before retirement. YAY!!!</p>
<p>Love it Glo!</p>
<p>I love reading this thread! good news is fun to read.</p>
<p>I like reading this too! Itās fun to get excited for everyone!</p>
<p>My brag: My D got a job within days of moving to the other side of the country. She even negotiated a better salary and hours. AND itās in her field.</p>
<p>I helped S2ās GF negotiate a higher salary in the job she was just offered. Sheās a babe in the woods when it comes to this stuff so Iām proud she asked for my help and proud I was able to help her.</p>
<p>FirstToGo is no longer a pre-med ā¦ she will be a med student next year ā¦ now weāre waiting to find out where!</p>
<p>I love to hear all of this good news!</p>
<p>3togoā¦ she already has acceptances? she is a superstar! mazal tov!</p>
<p>My son just registered for his last semester of college. I can hardly believe it. Next stop, real world!</p>
<p>Montegutā¦next stop is feeling like YOU won the lottery, with no tuition payments for this kid. Hope itās your last college kid! We went on a big vacation the year after dd graduated!</p>
<p>Ran my first 5K last weekend. My time was the best Iāve done so far.</p>
<p>My sophomore son finally got a job at collegeā¦ And heās making $35 an hour.
Better than the minimal wage jobs I was suggesting.</p>
<p>:) S2 took the GREs and scored 162 verbal and 167 math, both out of 170. Amazing. 
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<p>Very proud!!</p>
<p>Excellent VH!</p>
<p>Thanks, thumper. He has always tested incredibly well.</p>
<p>In my doctoral program, each area of my department has a weekly lunch where graduate students and faculty present their research and field questions and suggestions.</p>
<p>Yesterday, I defended my Masterās proposal and it went amazing. People were super interested in what I was doing and bombarded me with questions, almost all of which I was able to answer quickly and intelligently without needing to get bailed out by my graduate mentor. </p>
<p>Afterward, I was rushed by a number of faculty and students saying I had given a fantastic presentation and they were really impressed. Then, one of my committee members who is a rising star in her field asked if we (my mentor and I) would be willing to do an ERP study with her, which is a tremendous opportunity and we basically fell over ourselves with excitement. Later, my mentor told me I had āraised the barā on our area presentations and that he had been approached by several people afterward about my performance as well. </p>
<p>I was so excited yesterday I could barely eat. This is the first time in my life Iāve really felt like Iām definitely doing what Iām meant to be doing.</p>
<p>I bought fall flowers and planted them before they died. (Just finished. Getting dirt on keyboard.)</p>