Don't be sad, or else you'll be a deeper shade of blue...

Oops sorry Pinky, I've rather lowered the jolly tone of this thread...

Hey Rutherford, my Dad says exactly the same all the time - I'm not doing a proper job, just dragging out being a student even more etc. I've found that it's easier just to say 'yes, you're right, when will I ever learn' etc then just get on with your own thing, rather than getting stressed out defending yourself all the time.

He has always wanted me to be an accountant, and it took me a while to convince him that I couldn't count very well.

Stay cool

Hehe

I'm guessing that's Arts or Humanities too?

They just can't find the holes to put the arms through. And who said Oxbrige guys were clever...

Earning capacity depends markedly on your field and area of research. And no way do lecturers get the same holiday time as students! They get the same holiday entitlement as any other type of employment, and the time during academic terms is usually used to catch up on the research (and admin!) they haven't been able to do whilst teaching.

I personally would love to stay in academia - researching is great fun, and I've lectured and supervised dissertations, and I really enjoy that interaction.

A job in industry is for wimps

We're the only mugs around here mate...

Congratulations!

Firstly, I think you'll find that at graduate level in Oxbridge everyone is as normal and as poor as everyone else! I guess you don't get that arrogant and competitive attitude because your research is so specific and individual that the only person you can compete with is yourself.

Secondly, it's difficult to say if a place is fun or not - because one person's idea of fun might be someone else's idea of not fun. I'm sure wherever you end up you'll have a good time.

Thirdly, no way is Oxford number 1 in the world

Hmmmm, that's probably not a good reputation to have around here

I thought girls liked that

Ooops, now I feel bad I've deprived people...

And 1979