Choice

Manging social and professional life is a difficult challenge for PhDs. We all are just busy. People say ‘don’t get distracted’ and/or ‘focus!’. These voices sometimes stay in our mind and we end up to feel caught in the middle of nowhere.
I, however, sometimes think that doing something you really want or you really [...]

Comprehensive Exams (and Peace of Mind)

Some of us are taking comprehensive exams this summer…and we are under the pressure.
Does anyone want to share how to keep peace of mind..or how to effectively prepare for the exams?
Thanks,
Yukika
P.S. Here is the Origins’ on-the-Spot stress relief…at least a picture might help.

OCIS Doctoral Consortium – Attending?

Does anyone plan to attend the OCIS doctoral consortium this year?

Interview w/Dave Yates – 2007 Gerardine DeSanctis Dissertation Award Winner

As a doctoral student, we all have a common theme – dissertation!
That drives you crazy, but that also makes you really happy.
So, I thought that it would be a good idea for us to know about behind the scene of writing a dissertation successfully. This led me to interview Dave Yates, the winner or 2007 [...]

Managing a Dissertation Committee

As I (hopefully) approach my dissertation proposal defense, I find that managing my dissertation committee is quite challenging, especially in the summer. Faculty tend to scatter at the end of spring term, so scheduling one-on-one appointments and, even worse, the entire committee at one time for a proposal defense is difficult.
Has anyone attempted to or [...]

THESIS WRITING AND PROCASTINATION

Post comps is a period in the life of doctoral students where they have to manage their own time… and manage it poductively to get the degree in finite time… More often we fall in the trap of procastination. I hope many of us will be able to relate to following video clip. This was [...]