The notorious grad school slump. It happens to many, but I think I hit this slump earlier than most. What is a grad school slump? It is the moment you feel your lowest in the program, but every grad student experiences it differently.
I was just getting comfortable in my first semester. I was adjusting to my class schedule, and I was finally getting ahead of all my work. All of a sudden, nothing felt right. One morning I was sitting in class learning about bibliometrics and the history of MARC Records, and I asked myself, why am I here? How is what I am learning useful to me? Do I need this degree? Do I want this degree? Do I enjoy the customer service aspect of libraries more than the “real” library stuff? Do I have what it takes to be librarian? Am I even qualified to be in this program? As to be expected this led to a small meltdown of ranting, self doubt and anxiety that lasted for quite a while (shout-out to Jourdan who listened so patiently to many of these ranting sessions).