tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792004144077457664.post8884195671745410721..comments2023-10-15T04:46:07.921-07:00Comments on Life in a lab coat: Ponderings of a PhD Student: Grad School BluesSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03267081304801606021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792004144077457664.post-15358026874912011632022-05-22T00:09:08.839-07:002022-05-22T00:09:08.839-07:00Thankks for a great readThankks for a great readGabriel Marshhttps://www.gabrielmarsh.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792004144077457664.post-48900598518417579282014-06-06T02:22:54.455-07:002014-06-06T02:22:54.455-07:00That was a great input. I hope it will be read by ...That was a great input. I hope it will be read by other universities and your school too. I hope the management will react and make a move towards your concern. Thank you for sharing this wonderful information.royal essayhttp://www.royal-essay.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792004144077457664.post-60760258678805005032013-05-15T18:26:50.263-07:002013-05-15T18:26:50.263-07:00How to succeed in academia.
a) Be ruthless. Be pre...How to succeed in academia.<br />a) Be ruthless. Be prepared to steal ideas and to use everyone you know as a stepping stone.<br />b) Have no compunction about working in a system that exploits 80 percent of its labor with slave labor conditions (basically, don't have soul).<br />c) Suck up to your profs, even if you disagree with them, and always act sure of yourself. (Bullies love authorative types like themselves)<br />d) Don't go into academia wanting to change the world for the better. Do it for the grants and the tremendous profits you'll make for the university. <br />e) Don't complain when they raise your class sizes to over 1000 students and be willing to spend at least 4 to 5 years working across the country as a VAP.<br />f) Be prepared to hide the truth from upcoming grad students (e.g. that most of them will be slave labor for the grist mill).<br />Do these things and you will be successful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792004144077457664.post-7427169322758912062013-04-11T19:00:10.073-07:002013-04-11T19:00:10.073-07:00You will do great!! Keep your chin up!
You will do great!! Keep your chin up!<br />Nicole @ Pencil Skirts and Noodle Necklaceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216003782039779761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792004144077457664.post-15256752165655441472013-04-11T18:09:54.776-07:002013-04-11T18:09:54.776-07:00Thanks for the great comment! And certainly there ...Thanks for the great comment! And certainly there are certainly some general sources available, between great student run websites (GradHacker) and initiatives organized by schools (for instance UofC has recently started a MyGradSkills program). However I find that a big part of it may come from effective mentorship relationships, as well as being open and ambitious about your goals with your supervisor.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267081304801606021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2792004144077457664.post-85573165304049932802013-04-10T14:51:13.265-07:002013-04-10T14:51:13.265-07:00I could not agree more, everyone seems quite free ...I could not agree more, everyone seems quite free with the depressing predictions of the future but finding people who will give you more advice then just 'work hard' is difficult. If working hard was all it took then there wouldn't be so many unemployed PhDs.....<br /><br />Have you had any success in finding such advice? How did you go about getting it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16183927404706598922noreply@blogger.com