Comments for Real Life PhD Student

Comment on Leaving Work to Start a PhD by Omafume

Omafume — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:25:50 +0000

Your post hits the main point, weighing the two fields of life. It is quite unfortunate that motives are not defined by all applicants before commencement of the long PhD journey. Atleast, this has provided me with some information, so I won’t over react when faced with the truth. I am also concerned with the selection process and how applicants are choosen for PhD positions. What factors are considered (apart from the PhD research area)for selection? Are there preferences given to certain categories of applicants? Is the selection process transparent that the right candidate is chosen without bias?

Comment on Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD by Heather Doran

Heather Doran — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:50:24 +0000

Yes, it really is a balance of where you should put your time and effort!! Which one is worth more…

Comment on Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD by Heather Doran

Heather Doran — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:48:05 +0000

Thanks Alec, I know at the University of Aberdeen someone is organising a PhD life conference (running in November 2012) that might be something you can hook up with too. They have made a PhD Comic movie, if no-one is screening at your university, you should!

Comment on Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD by Dr. ALEC GILL MBE

Dr. ALEC GILL MBE — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:18:27 +0000

Dear Heather Doran,
Well done with this blog and good luck as you reach the final stages of your PhD. I am sure you will gain your doctorate.
I am currently devising / ‘designing’ a VLE (eBridge) intranet online course for our PGs at the University of Hull. I am delighted with this particular page and the retrospective advice you give to fellow PGs. I am still in the early stages of doing this work, but an initial thought is that I might link to this page (if it is OK with you). You highlight some very good points, especially about PLANNING.
Yours is the second mention I have seen today to the PhD Comic, so I will check that out soon.
Cheers for now, Alec Gill

Comment on Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD by Katie

Katie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:45:40 +0000

Thanks for sharing . I would like to add a few more comments to this:
its not a very good idea to try and publish while you are still writing your theses. Of course its good to have a few publication by the time you give your defence (viva/oral), but beleive me, when your paper get the comments from the reviewers once too many , it can dent your self-confidence and interest in your theses. OF course these comments are helpful and can strengthen your own work as you look at from different angle and perspectives, but it is a downer as well. So my advice…. just concentrate on your theses and completing it….
cheerio
i am in my final year PhD……

Comment on PhD Time Managment… by Melodie Mcguffie

Melodie Mcguffie — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:07:42 +0000

Aloha mine english is PhD Time Managment… | Real Life PhD Student- jobs.ac.uk career blog

Comment on Love your PhD by Maddy

Maddy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:11:32 +0000

It’s interesting to read an article that isn’t negative about PhDs! I’ve been offered a PhD recently and am trying to choose between that and a graduate teaching scheme (Teach First). All over the internet people seem to be very frustrated and annoyed with their PhDs and tend to counsel forgetting a PhD unless you KNOW it’s for you, but how do you KNOW you’re going to like it, be interested and motivated if you haven’t tried it yet? I think I want to do a PhD, but I also would like to try being a teacher and I’m finding it ever so hard to decide. Thanks for your article… it made me think about the good sides to PhDs that tend to get forgotten!

Comment on Algorithms by careers

careers — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:55:27 +0000

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Comment on Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD by Fili

Fili — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:32:13 +0000

Good points, I agree and sympathize with most.

Even though I’ve been told some of these before the PhD it’s not until you’re far into the journey that you realize how those happen, how they apply to you and how you can address those.

Good luck with the PhD! ^_^

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