{"id":5736,"date":"2015-11-24T15:05:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bsuenglish.wordpress.com\/?p=5736"},"modified":"2018-11-19T17:49:36","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T22:49:36","slug":"grad-school-confidential-robert-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2015\/11\/24\/grad-school-confidential-robert-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Young"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"E8\"><span id=\"E9\">So far<\/span><span id=\"E10\"> there<\/span><span id=\"E11\"> ha<\/span><span id=\"E12\">s<\/span><span id=\"E13\"> been<\/span><span id=\"E14\"> a marked difference between my career as an undergraduate in Ball State\u2019s English department and the beginnings of my graduate work.<\/span><span id=\"E15\"> With more reading to do, as well as a whole new approach to learning, graduate school expects more of me<\/span><span id=\"E16\">, though I knew this would be true. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color:#993300\"><em><span id=\"E17\">I knew that it would be difficult, but already I can tell it will be immensely rewarding.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"E17\">Now almost a whole semester<\/span><span id=\"E18\">\u00a0into<\/span><span id=\"E19\"> my Masters in Creative Writing, I\u2019ve been challenged to think about school in a whole new way, fostering my abilities as a teacher as well as a learner, due to my position as a graduate assistant.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5990\" src=\"https:\/\/bsuenglish.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/dsc00170.jpg?w=199\" alt=\"DSC00170\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/11\/10095722\/dsc00170.jpg 2368w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/11\/10095722\/dsc00170-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/11\/10095722\/dsc00170-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/11\/10095722\/dsc00170-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/11\/10095722\/dsc00170-465x700.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E21\"><span id=\"E22\">One specific difference between graduate and undergraduate studies has <\/span><span id=\"E23\">simply<\/span><span id=\"E24\"> been the sheer amount of reading expected of me. My classes so far have, on average, required me to do <\/span><span id=\"E25\">almost twice as much<\/span><span id=\"E26\"> reading, but as an avid reader this has not been difficult for me. It does however cut down on my Netflix time. <\/span><span id=\"E27\">Something that has been totally new for me has been my experiences thus far in the Writing Program. Working in the writing center, being a TA for an ENG 103 class, and really submerging myself in the theories and practices of teaching have been all new experiences for me. <\/span><span id=\"E28\">And yet, I feel prepared to face the changes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E32\"><span id=\"E33\">Having spent four years at BSU gave me a familiarity with both the campus and faculty that eased the tra<\/span><span id=\"E34\">nsition into graduate school, but it was still apparent that this new level of academia would push me to the limit. <\/span><span id=\"E35\">Having said that, <strong>I feel prepared to face the challenge<\/strong>. I\u2019ve met some wonderful new people who I will be sharing this experience with. I have also reconnected with some familiar faces. Overall, the nervousness that I&#8217;m feeling about graduate school is vastly outweighed by the sense<\/span><span id=\"E36\"> of excitement \u2013 like entering a whole new world<\/span><span id=\"E37\">. <strong>Here\u2019s to BSU and hoping that the next two years continue fostering my growth as a writer.<\/strong> And <\/span><span id=\"E38\">discovering new writers <\/span><span id=\"E39\">and books is never a bad thing. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far there has been a marked difference between my career as an undergraduate in Ball State\u2019s English department and the beginnings of my graduate work. With more reading to do, as well as a whole new approach to learning, graduate school expects more of me, though I knew this would be true. 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