Robot

Some days the student felt like a robot obligated to memorize, regurgitate, and repeat stuff from the books over and over again in classes. There wasn't always a lot of room for freedom of thought or creativity. The learning seemed cumbersome and exhausting rather than inspirational and exhilarating. 

Sorry, robot. Really sorry. Grad school shouldn't be exactly like that. 

On an unrelated note, maybe don't wear that mortarboard until you are actually graduating.