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Old 01-20-2005, 07:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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A Venting session

You know, there are times when life just really sucks. I got an email from the department of Undergrad research here, announcing a lot of new PAID research opportunities. One was just extremely interesting, and had me wiping drool off my keyboard. This one was a chance to study the indepth physics of sound waves and vibrations through space and materials at Colorado State University. They were even looking for mechanical engineers. 5000 bucks to study something I've wanted to for 10 weeks during the summer (compare that to working in the oilfield and you'll see why I REALLY wanted this), plus housing covered and a 300 dollar trip allowance. I thought it was a gift from Heaven, that maybe life was starting to look up. Nope. Turns out you have to have taken all your sophomore engineering courses, which I'm still working on my freshman courses. So not only can I not do this, I might not be able to do it next summer either, if they even have the same research opportunity. ARGGHHH!!!!

back to the oilfield this summer, I guess...
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