#life of a postgrad

[flowerakatsuka]

smoke break & a familiar customer

more fanart of @brofightiscancelled & @awittlebabbyboy's postgrad plan au! no matter what, i'll always be obsessed with kara and had to draw his au design. he's so cutes and weighed down by so much regret, i'm absolutely captivated by him.

also, since a certain someone rides a moped, i hope it's alright if they stop by his mechanic shop. 👉👈

[foxscarf]

31.7.24

Time to start another day! Postgrad research is working me hard now it's truly underway. 😅

45/100 days of productivity

[discountscholar]

life has been so hectic and overwhelming lately but jelly-based sweets help :)

Sunday, 13th October to do’s:

- finish off DAP practical

- get significant progress on size constancy practical

- study for midsems

- internship work

- see off brother to college (he starts his MBBS tomorrow i’m not okay he’s so little [he’s a foot taller than me])

- catch up with frens

- watch a show (probably Heartstopper)

even though i struggle with a lot of self-doubt and overwhelm these days, i remind myself that any pace is okay. any progress is progress. being present and mindful is key!

[workingtowardsthatphd]

welcome back to my studyblr!

(a new introduction now that I am starting my MA in the next week! this is an update for those of you who are already following me and an introduction for any new people!)

☕ about me!

Cal, 21, UK, she/they

 ☕ studying!

Master of Arts - MA, Historical Research (Sep 2024 - Jul 2026)

 ☕ hobbies!

reading, writing, ice skating (I'm hoping to pick that back up while doing my MA), & baking!

 ☕ what do I post?

general tips for uni life, daily updates, general thoughts.

 ☕ tags:

#cal talks #ask me #dissertation #postgrad #study tip

feel free to send me any questions about both postgrad and undergrad life, I am here to help!!

[socstudies]

01-10-23

tomorrow I go back to class for my second year at university !! I'm so excited !! also happy october everybody! (vent about masters applications below:)

but I know that it's going to get REAL very quickly bc I'm already overwhelmed by my workload... in addition to normal uni work, I will also be attending virtual uni open days as this time next year I will be submitting my masters applications......... what?????? ive already started to narrow down my options and do a lot of research bc I know that now and the Christmas break are the only times that I'll have to do this before I have to start writing the applications???? bc I'll be too busy during term and the summer to even think about thinking about thoughts like ?? WHAT??? I was a fresher two minutes ago and now I'm booking postgrad open days like hello???? what???? but I can't say I don't love it because it's soooopo exciting and I love my subject. I'm also aiming more ambitiously in terms of the universities I'll be applying for (will have safeties ofc) so that's VERY motivating. so yeah !! eeeee!!!!!

[cowgurrrl]

Can I be honest about something for like two seconds

I’ve been struggling since I finished my dissertation to write ANYTHING like idk if the 14,600+ words just took it tf out of me but I keep having these ideas and literally no motivation to write them or I start them and I abandon them and hate myself for it like I cannot win no matter what and I feel really bad logging on with all my orphaned wips and I just am struggling

I want to return to them soon!! I literally have the plots all mapped out for everything from Hippies and Cowboys to Wanted to little drabbles and what not but I just have no motivation so sorry :( I’m as frustrated as yall

[wttcsms]

!!! did not forget abt any of my events; from the first sleepover event, someone requested invisible string theory with sakusa & we are getting 5 times you almost meet sakusa + the 1 time you two meet (at exactly the right time)

[epilith]

Only being able to read about news in my field from like. Science news outlets. And not being able to actually look at the papers and play with my tuoys (the data) is killing me

[aflamethatneverdies]

i don't like talking about my experiences with academia, but tbvh, my master's involved writing a lot of essays where I and others who were international students struggled so much more because we hadn't had the knowledge or tools to develop academic writing (a very specific skill set) the way others who had gone through the british education system had, so naturally they were much better at it. And I wanted to improve, I wanted to learn, I asked classmates to review my thesis before submission, I borrowed their thesis to study how they formatted and wrote it. I took a small class in writing essays along with all of the stuff I already had to do for my masters but, I still got lower grades compared to my peers even though I followed all the rules as best as I could figure them out.

All through my master's I blamed myself so much for having issues with being not smart enough when the others in my cohort were being so effortlessly good at this. And it was a consistent pattern too, kids from international backgrounds struggled, I saw it all the time. And we were expected to figure it all out ourselves.

I'm sorry but, i have no patience for treating academic writing and academia as this hallowed ground. fuck that actually.

[icarusgf]

intern partner asked me what my dream job wld be . not to quote iconic missing mutual grace fireproofs but i actually do not dream of labor.... at least not the labor u go to college and study for. i like learning i like my hobbies i like cooking i like spending time w friends i like art but idk if i would ever be fully obsessed w any one thing packaged fully as a JOB.

[projectjasper]

every time i research possibilities for me moving abroad, i want to fall down a flight of stairs or smash my head against the pavement. i'm going to transport back in time and tell myself to get a degree in something useful, because at this point i'm not even joking when i say the four years i've spent at uni have affected me in no positive ways whatsoever.

[speaking-and-arguing]

9.6.23 Song of the Moment: Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers

I have officially started my last year of law school! I may have a lot going on, but I at least feel confident that I know what I am doing. I'm also enjoying my time outside before it gets cold.

[workingtowardsthatphd]

friendly reminder!

Reflect on Your Experiences! Regularly take time to reflect on what you’ve learned, both academically and personally. This can help you grow and make informed decisions about your future.

[oidheadh-con-culainn]

reading stuff about how many hours' work postgrads are expected to do each week tends to freak me out until i go look at what the same universities say for undergrads and then i'm like. oh yeah i didn't do that either and i still got a first so we're fine

[spiffy-sea-dragon]

I don’t know who needs to hear this but it’s literally fully legal to lie about your grades and no one ever has to know and then your life is actually the same as if you had those grades except you saved yourself time and happiness

[faaun]

any postgrad tips?

i am an undergrad w no qualifiactions x ♡