Posted on 17 November 2009 by Jeff Cummings
I was recently asked to discuss my experience with having children during the doctoral program in an effort to help other students contemplating the idea themselves. This is because my wife and I celebrated the arrival of our son less than 7 months ago and have been adjusting ever since. Don’t get me wrong, our [...]
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Posted on 27 June 2008 by yawazu
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 [...]
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Posted on 21 June 2008 by yawazu
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.
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Posted on 4 June 2008 by Israr
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 [...]
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Posted on 13 May 2008 by yawazu