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Many people are fairly aware of their future career paths by the time they graduate. Unfortunately, I was not one of these people. I am currently enrolled as a PhD…
I often get the “I don’t know how you do it all” comment from people. And the truth is, I really don’t either. I am exhausted.
- Katherine Hart
- May 21, 2019
I am struggling. And, until a few days ago, the fact that I was struggling – especially that I was visibly struggling – was making me struggle that much more. It was a…
- PhDoing Life
- May 21, 2019
Does anyone else get tired of hearing the question “So, what do you plan on doing with that?” whenever you tell them your academic plans? Being home for the holidays has…
- PhDoing Life
- May 21, 2019
I need a little motivation right now – a nice reminder of why I wanted to be a scientist and why I get up every morning to go to work, even on the most unglamorous…
I feel stuck and I don’t know why. I’m going to my dream grad school. I’m working in a discipline that I love. And I’ve successfully survived my first year. I’ve even…
Once you’ve done something that’s got you results, writing the analysis should be easy, right? After all, it’s you who has done the work, you know why you did it, you…
- Shruti Turner
- May 21, 2019
Why is the PhD, more often than not, framed as a long, arduous, lonely trudge, as opposed to a challenging, stimulating, and ultimately empowering thing? Why isn’t there…
- Sherran Clarence
- May 21, 2019
I made the difficult decision of pursuing a PhD in the UK. I felt that it suited both my background and future plans, better than the US graduate programs. I knew it…
- Erin MacDonald
- May 21, 2019
I wasn’t sure how I’d feel after defending my PhD. Would I be disillusioned and depressed? Most people finish their PhDs in a flurry of advancing deadlines and semi…
- Claire Jarvis
- May 21, 2019