My advisor had six students at the beginning of last summer. Four of them defended over the summer. Now he has two, and I am one. That's mostly a good thing. The increased attention (read pressure) has certainly increased my progress derivative. But sometimes, mostly at night, I feel the presence of an Eye. It's an odd, self-imposed paranoia that I've developed. Hopefully it reaps fruitful benefits. And hopefully it does not lead to fiery ends akin to a more famous Eye.
In other news, registered for this conference in a sunny Mediterranean land. With the euro-dollar exchange that cost a pretty penny. Rumor has it that engineering and medical conference have spawned themselves and industry that is for-profit. I think I (or my grant, phew!) just felt that.
I just registered for a conference to be held in winter in a not at all sunny part of the USA and am coming from a tropical land. And I totally agree with you on the rumor about engineering and med conferences. My grant and I are both feeling the registration and ticket costs :(
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