10 things I wish I knew before starting a PhD program: 🌸1. You are not in competition with anyone but yourself. 🌸2. Having a large emergency fund will relieve a lot of stress. 🌸3. You don’t get rewarded for those 12 hour days, taking a break is productive too. 🌸4. Don’t take criticism pers

I walked across stage that was great BUT my dad at my graduation dinner proceeded to say something misogynistic. Saying women can’t lead… this man has three daughters Anyways that’s how my graduation day went. #university #Lemon8Diary #lemon8diarychallenge #education #graduationpi

🥇First things first, chewing a piece of gum while studying and then chewing the same type of gum during your test can actually help you remember the things you’ve studied and has been proven. I used this method religiously and that’s prob why I have cavities 😂😂😂 🥈Pretending to be a reporter for

You don’t have to keep proving that you’re healing. You don’t have to keep doing to feel worthy. You can just… be. ⸻ You’ve been doing a lot this week. Thinking. Processing. Trying to change. Dear Healing Cousins… how you doin’? 🤎 But when was the last time you allowed you

PhD Student Vs Advisor: A Very Short Real Life Story 😂 POV: You Thought It Was “Ready to Submit” 😂📄 POV: You finally submit your PhD paper feeling accomplished… then your Advisor comments arrive and suddenly it’s “major revisions.” Advisor says, “Great work — just a few tweaks,” and you know

I’m officially diving into my second course of my PhD journey—LDR-711A: Leadership Theory and Practice—and let me tell you… this course is about to level up my entire mindset around leadership! 🙌🏽 We’re talking transformational leadership, servant leadership, systems thinking, organizational cul

Attending job talks for the African American Studies Department has allowed me a glimpse into what it will be like once I have graduated and am on the job market. During these talks, there is a presentation of the scholars’ previous works and the direction their work is headed in. Have you ever

I remember my friend in high school said #doctorwho was about an #owl with a phd so shout out to him #whovian #russelltdavies @Disney+ @BBC

I have to pick a dress for my graduation. I don’t want to buy a new one. I have a lot of dresses, but see which one of these ones will work. I kind of have an idea of the dress I’m going to wear, but I want to hear anybody’s opinion if they even see this and watch it. I feel like I should sa

If you've ever wanted to pursue a degree in psychology and heard someone say "you'll never find a job" show them this! ✨️ My PhD was specifically in social psychology, but you will gain these skills in almost any research oriented psychology PhD! 💞 I love to talk about my PhD

Let’s talk about that dreaded “Real Analysis” checkbox. It’s a threshold, not a competition. 1. Why it matters (but not that much) Every top PhD program expects you to have taken it, you can think of it like GRE Quant. Early PhD courses dive into convergence, compact sets, and proofs; skipping

This year’s job market has been brutal. As a non-CS PhD with: * no top conference publications * zero internship experience I sent out countless applications… and got single-digit interviews. Here’s what the process actually looked like: TikTok — MLE * 1 LeetCode * 2 ML fundamen

as an MD-PhD student, I often have premeds ask me whether getting a master's degree would help with their chances of getting into medical school. my answer is... it depends. - if your reasoning for getting a master's program is that you need to complete premed pre-reqs, then yes! you

Hello girlies 🥰 I am a second year PhD student in Public Health. By joining this space I hope to share a bit about me and my life as well as how I balance being a PhD student through it all ! I hope to use this platform to begin documenting a bit more about my journey into grad school and an

hellooo im Rosabella and im new to lemon8. after wiggling around and learning more about all of your guys intrests im hoping you all would be of help. lets get to know me :D apps: bored as heck what are some good apps or sites to have (nothing that costs money.) books: i dont read. but wh

Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't To by David A. Sinclair, PhD Ever wondered why we age and if there's a way to slow it down? 🌱 David A. Sinclair, PhD, explores these questions in his groundbreaking book Lifespan. According to Sinclair, aging isn't just inevitable—it's a dise