PhD Program Success and Survival Tips

Are you thinking about applying to a PhD program? Are you already a doctoral student? PhD is a huge investment of time and money. So make sure you spend 15 minutes of your time reading this blog devoted to PhD program success and survival tips. I'm confident that these tips can save up to 10 years of your life, up to $1,000,000 of your money, and, most importantly, your physical and emotional health.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Fear of Failing Comprehensive Exams

Many PhD students have a fear of failing comprehensive exams. I think this fear largely has to do with the fact that most PhD students have never failed an exam in their entire life. In fact, there are many students who have never gotten anything below B+ on an exam.

Now hear me loud and clear! Failing comprehensive exams can turn out to be the luckiest thing that has ever happened to you. If you fail comps, you will probably spend a few months grieving and trying to figure out why this happened. Then you will find a job and move on. Trust me, you will live a much better life than 80% of those who pass comprehensive exams. So if you fail your comps, go to mosque and praise Allah!
Posted by V at 2:33 PM

7 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    thats the worse advice you could give someone

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  2. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    LOL

    Whoever spends 1,000,000 getting a PhD deserves what they get.

    If you can't get someone to pay you to get a degree, you're doing it wrong.

    And anyone who gets a PHD in mid-evil lit... Hopefully they didn't do it for the money.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 15, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    guess what genius... he isn't talking about spending money for the actual degree necessarily, he is also talking about lost money in opportunity cost and investment. I hope you didn't get a PhD yourself, because clearly if you are this dumb still your education was worthless

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Must have failed and now is trying to find an excuse why that's okay.
    It's not okay. After four years in a BA, two years in an MA, and two years in a Ph.D., there is absolutely no reason to fail the comps.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    i think this is a good idea because every event has a reason for it to happen, so those who fail its not the end, actually the richest people in the world hold no PhD

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  7. Harvey MetcalfeJuly 18, 2018 at 12:18 AM

    Thank you for your phd comprehensive exam tips . They can help everyone who is going to apply to the PhD program. Most of the students are struggling with the preparation of their comprehensive exams and they do not know how they will write their application papers. They have a fair to fail these exams and lose the ability to study at the PhD program. But if you will make a professional research and will be prepared for all competitions on your way you will be in the winning position. Try to get the assistance from expert writers who will show you how to pass such exams.

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