Exposition

This is the part in the show where the narrator catches you up on everything that's been happening in the character's life between episodes.

- He put in graduate school applications, kept his job during the transition, and aced the neuroanatomy final.
- He didn't sleep much during this period, however.
- He was accepted into both Boston University and University of Rochester, with full funding via research assistantship, which was much better than he was expecting to do.
- There was a long period of somewhat obsessive research on the two schools and the academic traditions that he would be buying into at each, along with visits, interviews, and discussions with current and former students.
- While it came down to the last minute, he accepted Boston University.
- Somewhat burnt out, he then proceeded to spend the next few months enjoying his remaining time in DC and thinking minimally about Grad School, at least until it was time to move.
- The move to Boston went smoothly, thanks to help from friends and family. He found a fantastic apartment in a neighborhood that reminds him very much of DC.

And that gets us up to the start of the semester and the next 5 to 6 years of graduate school.