announcement (NOT hiking-related)
Some of you have already heard this: I just wanted to let everyone know I'm withdrawing from my graduate program at the end of this semester.
It's taken me a long time, but I've come to realize I don't want a career in academia. Nothing in particular went wrong; I didn't fight with my professors or get caught plagiarizing or anything. As far as BU is concerned, I'm still a student in good standing. I've simply realized that my dissertation study isn't making me happy, and that finishing the Ph.D. won't put an end to the things that aren't making me happy.
It feels like the right decision to me.