How Could You Be Stuck in Graduate School When You Did Everything Right? “I can’t take graduate school anymore,” Rachel said packing up her bag to go home. ” I have been working for him for over 6 years and I just lost a job offer because he says I am not “ready” to […]
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Negative People Can’t Stop You From Finishing Your Thesis
“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 […]
Three Strategies to Help You Get Unstuck in Graduate School
“I Wish I Never Started Graduate School…” “How did it go?,” I asked my friend, Jackie, when she came out of her supervisor’s office. Jackie looked at me without saying a word – but her eyes told the whole story. Her eyeliner was smeared just slightly, as if she had been trying to hold herself […]
Do You Want to Work Fewer Hours But Not Sure How to Tell Your Thesis Supervisor?
The Four Month Pregnancy “My husband was at the pharmacy to pick up an antacid for me, but I then felt a kick from inside my belly,” Liz told me in a hushed voice over a tall glass of icy mango smoothie at the back table of our local ice cream shop. “I called him immediately […]
5 Mistakes Your Thesis Supervisor May Never Forgive
Your Thesis Supervisor May Not Appreciate Your Work Experience Sam thought that graduate school would be a piece of cake. He already had six years of industry experience and he believed that he could finish his thesis sooner than his peers who came to the program right after college. His first two years went smooth as […]
Are Two Thesis Supervisors Double the Fun?
Twice the Expertise and Three Times the Meetings… Alison was nearly ecstatic when she got accepted into graduate school. Unlike the other students in her cohort, who did rotations to determine which PI they would work for, Alison already had a well-defined thesis topic before she began her first year. Alison had a unique academic background […]