Math Grad School ® : The Game!
Hey kids, check out the cool new game that's sweeping the nation! Be
the first on your block to own a copy of "Math Grad School
® : The Game"
from TenureCo, the makers of such classics as "Rush Hour Madness," "My
First Blue Book Exam," "Little Lawyer," and "Johnny Tax Auditor."
With "Math Grad School ®: The Game" you can experience all
the fun and realism of grad school in the comfort of your own
home. Every nuance of
the real graduate experience is reproduced in this game.
The Game Takes
You Through the Whole Process:
- application
- acceptance
- classwork
- research
- authorship battles
- boring talks
- confusing talks
- long talks
- incomprehensible talks
- real analysis
- complex analysis
- functional analysis
- psychoanalysis
- depression
- social isolation
- hopelessness
- anxiety
- job hunting
And so much more!
Call all your friends over for years of wholesome fun. Check out these
great features of "Math Grad School ® : The Game"
Choose Your Own Character
You have your choice of a wide variety of characters:
- Jill: the emotionally unstable ABD
- Fred: the naive first-year
- George: the fixture-like ninth-year
- Harold: the overwhelmed and under-funded TA
- Laura: the disgruntled TA
- Jacques: the exploited international student
- Backstabbing Caroline: the political opportunist
And many, many more...
Confront a Wide Array of Interesting Opponents
Throughout your quests in strange and exotic lands you will encounter
people who apparently receive great joy at your misfortune. In fact,
they are a major cause of this misfortune:
- Prof. Rewrite: if he gets on your committee you're doomed
- Metoo: A fellow grad student who becomes a dead weight on all your projects
- Partytime Pamela: Invites you to time-wasting parties every other night
- Prof. Touchy-Feely: A sexual harassment case waiting to happen
- Rod Starr: Super Grad Student, makes you look bad by graduating in 12 days
- Susan Stickyfingers: Your kleptomaniac officemate
Along with dozens of others!
Real Life Challenges
Pick a Setback Card and see what fun adventures await you:
- Fail a Qualifying Exam: progress slows down
- Videogame Attack: Lose 12 turns by playing Tetris
- Read One More Paper: need to find and read just one more paper before starting your research
- Dissertation Scooped: Go back to "new candidate" status
- Get Drunk at a Conference: Spin the Faculty Insult Wheel for your penalty
- Advisor Retires/Moves/Changes Interests: Start over
- Car Towed: Sell your stereo to get it out of hock, lose motivation. Roll the soul-searching dice to determine your next move.
Different Ways to Finish!
Most other games are boring. They have a "winner" and a bunch of
"losers."
The goal of "Math Grad School ® : The Game" is
different. There are no
winners in grad school, only survivors and failures! Your goal is to be a
survivor. That means different things to different people, and
consequently there are a
wide range of ways to survive:
- Go to law school: Successfully escape
- Marry rich: Don't worry anymore
- Find God: Math and Science are for fools
- Start a family: Change your priorities
- Capitalize on one of your ideas and make millions: Ah, engineering...
- Would you like fries with that? Ah, humanities...
- Go postal at your defense. Doesn't a nice padded cell sound cozy?
- Graduate???
"Math Grad School ® : The Game" -- Look for it in stores
near you!
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