well here (hugs) i hope you do ok on it

Jesus, what are you trying to do, cure cancer or something?

Making something like this: http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/wp-c.....-img2-2-sm.jpg

In this infrastructure complex: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&a.....a=N&tab=wl

Well I wouldn't imagine something like terraforming to be stress-free, but you'll live. Just think of all the banks you'll be breaking when its finished and you're famous.

Holy sh-...uh, yeah...

I mean, you'll do fine, but dayum.

Anybody else notice the block of buildings arranged into a swastika a couple hundred meters north of that pinpoint?

I fully understand that feeling. My final nuclear qualification board was absolute torture. I was dry heaving prior to it.

Just tell yourself that you can't take whatever suckiness it causes you knowing what the great benefits will be on the other side.

Nuclear furries? Oh my.

I will laugh so hard when a furry one day saves the world, and everyone knows it.

I hope my hair makes you happy!

Welcome to that Ivy League path to that fancy piece of toilet paper saying "hey, I'm pretty special because of where I graduated". It's similar to my institute, except mine (in my opinion) is better than Harvard, for music, in the aspect that it's more open minded to music and creating musicians.

I too have broken down crying a few times lately--nearing the end of my masters degree studies, and being under a heinous amount of stress.

Does Harvard have music? The schools are so separated here I don't even know.

I wouldnt exactly call it a good place to study, since it's so "you have to do it this way or you will never amount to anything" as far as it is structured--but yes, it has a "music" school.

Well, music isn't among the strong suits here.

There is good reason for that--considering there are better places that a good musician who isnt a "legacy" could choose (and even if a legacy, could choose better), such as CalArts, North Texas, University of Michigan, Eastman, Peabody and ...if they didn't just accept as much as they could just to have their salaries paid by student's tuition dollar (not that the name is bad, either way): Juilliard.

Yeah, that sounds pretty rough.
But for what it's worth, some of us face similar stress solely from the struggle for survival.

We may not know exactly what you're going through, but we know how you feel.

And we're all rooting for you. Good luck!

if you ever want an ear that can at least listen man, you got my IM handy. just remember: when you are getting stressed, take a small break and go unwind for a bit, then come back and take on the challenge/s again. seems impossible when we panic and look at things without a good rest or break, but once we gather those few minutes of resting; we can look at things completely and learn why we're stressing moer than we shuold be.

do your best, and just remember that you've already started great works, so i doubt you'll fail man :)

You will do alright...seems that all previous obstacles you had previous to this one you have always prevailed...makes no sense in stopping now

I recall one of your pieces from a while back...

The point of it was this fact:

"Just Breathe"

Do a few of those ok? 8-)

There comes a point in college where either the classes break you, or you break the classes. Don't give up the fight! (And don't be afraid to take whatever you've got, however incomplete, to the prof's office hours for help... I just saved my hide doing that.)

*hugs* we are here for you when you get back!

I've been in that situation myself. It's quite natural to be stressed out, and some people, you and me included, stress themselves almost to death. If you're unsure about the state of your project, go pester your professors. It's their job to help you. Part of graduating is realizing that you can't do everything by yourself and learning to get the help and advice you need is an important lesson in itself.

It's common mistake students make to think they are supposed to know everything by themselves and that asking for advice is somehow bad or a sign of failure. It isn't. And if you're close to your turn-in date or presentation, don't necessarily wait for their official office hours. Mail your advisor, tell them that you need advice and you feel it's urgent, ask them when they have time for you.

Really, don't panic! From seeing your work I'm convinced that you are really really talented. You'll make it, and your work will be great, you just don't see it at the moment because you only see what could be done even better. No scientific work is ever perfect of really finished.

To be sure that all of your hard work will come to pass and you'll look back to this and laugh it all off. Keep on plugging along.

Makes my troubles seem a drop in the bucket.

From everything you've demonstrated of your project, I think you're going to do just fine. :)

Time has a habit of passing and in time you will do your presentation and come away from it feeling like you have done well. These things are always easier in retrospect then when coming up to the event.

You'll do fine, you don't need my luck.

There is nothing else to say but good luck :( :)

It's natural to feel like that dealing with huge projects. I'm pretty sure if anyone can do it it's you, though ^^

I'm not a grad student, but I get this. Ive been there. Or at least I have some understanding of how this is because I have pretty bad anxiety and stress related issues myself. Hang in there man I know you can do it!

Ever thought about coming here?

Um, not really. Its more than likely too expensive for me and Im really not sure if I'd fit in well at Harvard. We'll see, I'm not looking to go to graduate school for a few years.

Reading this reminds me of my ESWS Murder Board in the Navy...Take a deep breath fox you are almost done.

I remember finishing my senior thesis in website development a week ago. I remember thinking oh crap my team will never be able to get our project designed, coded, and document (there's just not enough time at this rate). But all big ideas are one step at a time. If you've made any progress at all since the beginning then you know you can do this. We're pulling for you.

Even Harvard folk need a few days to destress. Take at least a day. No studies. No pressures. Just for you.