I am currently in a clinical psych Ph.D. program so I’ve been there and I feel your pain. I was also working full time during applications and had taken five years off. Honestly, being older can be somewhat of an advantage because if you’re older and willing to give up full time employment it shows that you have…

Grad applications are intentionally miserable to weed out those who really don’t want it. It’s part of a string of years of academic hazing one has to endure because people are weirdly vengeful in academia about the hoop jumping. It’s not ideal, but it’s also how it is.

I have also been exercising! I have not noticed an increase in stamina or strength, but aches and pains I had before have disappeared!

Sad/Brag thread - I would love to commiserate with someone on their grad application process. On the flip side, for a brag, my professors 1000% believe I’ve got this.

I assumed it was a special tub for your period or a tub to bath in the moonlight.