"This is fine." I say as the room is on fire

Second year PhD student in Microbiology - just trying to find balance between living and surviving

[thatssograd]

Anxiety Level: Grad School

[thephdstory]

True story of my solo Saturday nights during and after getting a PhD

[thephdstory]

When my advisor asks about my writing progress this summer

[evilqueens]

when a deadline is looming but the stress still isn’t enough to motivate you into doing something:

[shitslytherinssay]

Shit Slytherins Say: #116

I’ve come to a point in my life where I need a stronger word than fuck.

[cheyennecheyenne]

women are socialized to be so accommodating of others and you don’t even realize it until you’re already in the middle of some elaborate favor for someone and you’re wondering what the fuck you’re even doing

[wonderwomangrad]

My advisor: "You should get your life together."

[wonderwomangrad]

I love hearing students talk about their teachers and professors as if they were pure creatures of Knowledge™ without normal social lives.

Chad, my buddy my friend, I know for a fact that your professor lectured last week while hungover and I’ve seen your TA eat a Dorito off the floor.

[thegingergradstudent-blog]

Hello!

I’ve created this blog as an outlet for my graduate school stresses mostly, but I’ll probably even include some of my personal life stresses as well. I think I’ll keep this mostly anonymous. I guess it will be interesting to see how this blog develops from here!

[defineyourgrind]