Grad School Problems

because the life of a graduate student isn't easy. this is a collaborative Tumblr effort - there is no single author - so please submit your own problems.

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Ouch. 

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gpoy

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When your professor says "You won't be able to publish this project or present it at a conference because you'd need IRB approval, because there isn't time. It'll be great experience though!"

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This just about sums up grad school...

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final exam grading.

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How I feel about my upcoming thesis defense

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Choosing an Advisor

Finding some who matches your research interest(s), primary field, secondary field, regional specialty, theoretical inclinations, work ethic, life philosophy, etc but also has networks, name recognition, etc who will also push for your success in ways unbeknownst to you AND is someone you respect, like, get along with, and can see a happy future with makes me want cry. Oh. And even though it takes time to cultivate some of these traits, their AGE could offset everything. And gender. Choosing an advisor > finding a partner

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19 Things Every Academic Will Immediately Relate To

yuck

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House of Cards > writing

Claire Underwood is the dissertation adviser we all wish we had.

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When you read your thesis

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Funding

How can we be expected to submit a research proposal for a PhD program we haven't even applied to yet before even started Master's research...?

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Homer building a barbecue pit = metaphor for everything WHY MUST LIFE BE SO HARD WHY MUST I FAIL AT EVERY ATTEMPT AT MASONRY

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via According to Devin

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Me after working on all FIVE admission essays to ONE fellowship and hating everything I wrote but the deadline is drawing oh so near…  

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Oxford Woes

I guess I should feel fortunate to have nice architecture to help set a pleasant studying atmosphere.

However, I’ve been awake for 22 hours with insomnia.

Inspiring architecture and limited library hours just make me want to stay up longer and get work done.

There’s something seriously wrong here. 

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winter break in a nutshell

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getting dressed

just put pants on for the first time today

it's 8:42pm

still not sure why I bothered