“There is no way I am going to put her in my thesis acknowledgements,” Kim said. “Wouldn’t that look a little strange since she was a coauthor on all of your papers?” I asked. “I don’t care, she’s been a total pain for the last six years,” Kim replied, returning her attention to revising the […]
How to Finish Your Thesis a Few Minutes at a Time
Sometimes A Few Minutes is All You HaveĀ to Finish Your Thesis and (Finally) Get Your PhD Is it possible to finish your thesis a few minutes at a time? It was certainly not something I had planned. I had envisioned sitting in front of the computer for many hours typing incessantly until my thesis was […]
Are you “worthy” of a PhD?
Who is worthy of a PhD? I hear this question all the time: “I am defending next week, and I don’t know if my work is good enough for a PhD” I used to respond to these questions with stories from myself and the students whom I have worked with: “Yes, it’s normal to feel […]
How in the world did I finish my Dissertation in 3 weeks?
Can I Ever FinishMy Dissertation? Some of you know my story of writing my Dissertation. After almost 6 years of feeling stuck due to physical and mental ailments, my committee gave me an ultimatum: If I could write up what I had by the end of that semester they would allow me to graduate. The […]
Finishing Your Dissertation When You Think It Can’t Happen For You
Why Is Finishing Your Dissertation Seem Out of Reach For You? You have been in graduate school for so so so long. You have seen students start and finish their PhDs. But, the more you hear about the success of others the more anxious you feel. You know that it is supposed to inspire you […]
7 Rules You Must Violate to Finish Writing Your Thesis
Why I Had to Unlearn Everything From the 7th Grade to Finish Writing My ThesisĀ Writing my thesis challenged everything I had learned about proper English writing. My first real writing assignment in 7th grade was to write a report about my favorite book that I read during the summer. Our teacher, Ms. P, was […]