Last week, I had Taco Tuesday scheduled with a good friend of mine.  The problem was that on Wednesday I was leaving for a career fair and was trying to get all my homework done ahead of time.  I sat down earlier in the afternoon and by the time I looked back up, it was 8:30pm.  I completely forgot we were supposed to meet.  Panicked, I called up my friend and apologized for my faux pas.

I ended up scheduling dinner later that week, but the interaction got me thinking about relationships and grad school.  It is so easy to get caught up in all the homework, projects and multitude of other things that you miss out on what is really important: your relationships.

The homework will get done, that is why you are in grad school, but if you let friends fall by the wayside they could be gone forever.  So take time to make people a priority and your grad school experience will be exceptional.

Sic ‘Em Bears!