tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764609590348542354.post4777019402959681567..comments2023-06-28T03:21:55.822-07:00Comments on MudPhud Adventures: Surviving Graduate School, Part 2: Be the Captian of Your Own ShipDr.VonBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18183045950973076488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764609590348542354.post-63149276528016761972007-06-01T07:18:00.000-07:002007-06-01T07:18:00.000-07:00i have a theory that many mudphuds may be particul...i have a theory that many mudphuds may be particularly susceptible to letting someone else steer their ship straight to the slave port...<BR/>in med school, which most of us start with, the powers that be want it that way. we're supposed to sit and take whatever they dish to us, swallow it whole, then regurg on command. if you get used to that, or become accustomed to being told what is next and what is required, then grad school comes as a MAJOR shock to the system. all of a sudden, nobody gives a crap about where you're going and how or when you will get there. <BR/>maybe being proactive seems like a no-brainer, but i think it is a new experience for many - particularly those who come straight from college and med school with no real-world experience (i.e. never having learned the lesson the hard way).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com