#phd colleges

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

sick of this anti-aging obsession. let's go in the opposite direction. i want more characters who are hardened & grizzled & have a face lined with the harrowing tribulations of time--and then halfway through the narrative u find out they're 27

[leonardcohenofficial]

the two biggest pieces of advice that i would express to anyone thinking about grad school are

1) do not pay for grad school. i am dead serious on this one. this was the number one thing every single professor i had in undergrad expressed to me. going to a grad school that doesn’t offer tuition remission or teaching or any type of funding so you can complete the work you need to do is not worth going into debt for don’t do it don’t do it don’t do it because—

2) besides the obvious (the degree) grad school offer you two things (ideally they offer both); training or access. by training i mean rigorous high level hands on practice honing your skills in your chosen field; by access i mean connection to people/institutions/funding to help support whatever work or research you’re doing. (i think that at least in the arts broadly speaking, it is easier to find training than it is to gain access.) i think it’s extremely important to weigh out what you’re getting out of a specific program and decide not only what is more important to you but also what opportunities a school is offering you

[elistudies]

I’m a little nervous about being unemployed after my silly little phd

[lottiestudying]

16.08.2024—officially now a #gradblr ! i applied to one school for my PhD and managed to get in. so happy and relieved. that means at least four more years of content for you guys as well 🤍💗

[nondelphic]

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[phdeducation]

[mvffinhamster]

I’M SORRY BUT CHARLIE SLIMECICLE ????

he’s always been fine but he’s evolving like a pokémon…

starting here: nerdy guy with big smile (so cute smile)

and suddenly he takes off his glasses…

and that’s okay, we’ve seen him without his glasses it’s okay, the messy hair is a bonus

BUT THEN???

SUDDENLY HE GRADUATED GAY HIGH SCHOOL

AND FUCKING GAY COLLEGE

EXCUSE ME ???? i am dead, i am actually 100% fucking dead

HE IS TOO HOT FOR HIS OWN GOOD

[wizardnuke]

can't stop thinking about a shadowgast "i'm not looking to fuck do you have a screwdriver my bathroom is flooding" grindr au

[alexistudies]

october 9th, 2024

despite this semester going by extremely fast, i don't feel like i'm drowning, which i fully expected to be at this point. my multiple linear regression class ended over the weekend with a very cumulative final. it was a bit difficult but i think i got the grade i needed to pass the class with a B. only time will tell LOL.

lately, i've been working on my F31 application (which is also just setting the stage for my dissertation and acting as a diss proposal) and that's been very mentally challenging but in the best way. digging into the literature, refining what studies i want to do, and bouncing ideas off of my mentor has been fulfilling. i finally was able to put pen to paper coherently late last week and i finally feel like im getting somewhere.

lab is lab, and im still somewhat troubleshooting equipment but my supplemental study should be able to start later this month!

how are you all doing? what's the semester been like for you?

[ink-stained-clouds]

reflections on the first semester of grad school:

imposter syndrome is so real and success only makes it worse? what a scam

hobbies are a necessity, if you aren’t careful, school will consume your life (ask me how I know)

I am surprised by how much and simultaneously how little I’ve learned. Most of what I’m doing is application of what I spent undergrad learning and I really like that

I am unimaginably grateful for my cohort, I could not have survived this semester without them

[skwpr]

10 Reasons Why Studying is Hard

1 . You don’t know WHY

You don’t know why you have to study. You don’t know your true purpose.

Let me inform you: You have to study because this is the stage in life where you create a foundation of all the basic knowledge you need and learn all sorts of things.

In the next stage, you get to choose what career path you want to take. That is why you should think about your “WHY”.

I am studying because I want to study every day and be prepared for my exams.

2 . You don’t know HOW to study

If you are like my brother, then you don’t know how to study.

Somehow, when we join high school, nobody really teaches us how to study.

Studying involves using different tactics to understand and remember things for the future, or for exams.

You need to learn to memorize.

This is how I memorize things for my exams:

I condense my notes into a few tiny words (summarizing)

I memorize these little words by:

Writing them over and over again

Closing my eyes and remembering them

Testing myself by writing the words again

3 . You are not studying at the right time

Are you a morning person or a night person?

Do you feel energized at 10 am or 10 pm?

These are questions you need to ask yourself to learn why studying is hard for you.

You need the answers to these questions in order to actually study.

4 . You don’t study every day

Alright, you don’t have to study every day.

But that doesn’t mean you only study at 1 am the night before the exam!

That is not smart at all. How are you supposed to teach yourself 3 months-worth of work in a few caffeine-spurred hours?

Stop making studying hard! Just study a little every day.

5 . You don’t have motivation to study

You can’t study at all because you don’t motivate yourself to study.

That is sometimes an excuse because here is the secret: Action comes before motivation, not the other way round.

Stop waiting for the right moment to come down from the sky like clouds parting and the sun shining down on you.

Just open your book right now and read it.

6 . You have some bad habits

If you can’t study at all, maybe you need to study your own habits.

Get a notebook and begin to track every single thing you do in a day. I would advise tracking habits after every hour.

Then you will begin to notice that you are doing some bad habits that make studying hard for you.

7 . You can’t focus on studying

Studying is hard for you and you can’t study at all because you can’t focus on studying.

My advice for you is to sit down and ask yourself why you can’t focus on studying and find a solution to that.

8 . You don’t have fun while studying

Studying to you is probably boring work!

You need to make studying appealing and inviting so you will feel motivated to study.

9 . You don’t know any study hacks

Everyone has their own study hacks.

You probably don’t. That is why studying is hard for you.

You need come up with a personal game plan for how you plan to get good grades on your next test.

10 . You are just plain lazy

Maybe you are just lazy. Everyone gets lazy once in a while. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get off your butt right now and start studying.

Do the least you can possibly do. Open your book and plan to learn just one thing today.

Remember only you can go deep inside and find out why you can’t study or why you never feel like studying. Ask yourself these questions.

That is how you will begin to create a good mindset that will help you to study.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

you want a new kind of guy, fine, i raise you: the lady i was briefly roommates with in college who once smoked a blunt at a party and then spent an hour confessing earnestly to me that she genuinely preferred reading detailed episode recaps over actually watching the tv show in question

[idontmindifuforgetme]

Woke up having a crisis about if I want an MD or an MD PhD………. It’s so over

[elistudies]

I really recommend not applying to any phds

too late. i am crushed by the weight of my ambitions.

[hylianane]

Hey, thanks google

[coruscatingdust]

spring wonders