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Is this a serious posting? If it is, and you truly can not think this through yourself and have to rely on a posting on this thread, then you appear to have some seriously poor problem-solving skills, I would recommend a different career path.............
That seems unnecessarily harsh. I think at its core, it was a post about what to expect in terms of the demands of the 1st yr of grad school. That type of question is very reasonable for SDN.
My answer: cats are awesome and the OP should get one at some point. I would wait until you are settled at school though.
Dr. E
I agree, I loved having a cat during my graduate school years. I got one a few months after I moved in. What's really a lifesaver is an automatic feeder and waterer. If I had to stay late on campus, I didn't have to worry about my cat going hungry!! Also great for weekend trips as well. Additional bonus: the cat stopped waking me up early for food in the morning.
Why not a full-grown cat? A kitten takes a bit more work than an older cat does and needs more attention. They are also a bit more prone to get into things that can be dangerous. I'll be a first year also, but I'm moving with a cat I adopted a year ago. I'm glad I won't be worrying about a kitten on top of everything else!
Animals are kind, generous souls that only want food, water, and a cuddle in return....Just what you need sometimes when times get tough.
My cat seems to have some deep-seeded interpersonal (interanimal?) issues. Otherwise, he wouldn't stand 2" out of arms' reach and cry for attention.
Funny, two of my cats (both boys) do the exact same thing. It's so much fun when I am trying to write a paper and they both cry for attention at the same time!