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.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Finding Yourself

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Many people go into grad school because they don't know what to do after they get their bachelor's degree. They think that grad scho...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

You need to go out!

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Many PhD students decide to abandon their social life at least at some points of their program. For me it was the time before my prelims. I ...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Academic Elitism

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Economist Dan Klein shows that the worldwide top-35 economics departments pull 76 percent of their faculty from their own graduates. He argu...
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

The Myth of Freedom in Academia

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Bright, inquisitive, and free-spirited minds are often lured into academia by the promise of intellectual freedom they will enjoy. Starting ...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Stability of Employment in Academia

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Our dean once told us that it's good to be in academia because of employment stability. "Even if you are an adjunct, you can't ...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

PhD students are not trained to be good teachers!

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Even in top research schools professors spend a considerable portion of their working time teaching classes. Yet, from what I know, PhD prog...
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The circus is coming to town again!

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Friends, the circus is is coming to town again!! I took a long summer vocation to clear my mind out of all that PhD crap. Then I moved to an...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Selling my car

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I've been trying to sell my Honda Civic. Posted an ad on craigslist. I've been contacted by approximately 10 people. And 7 or 8 of t...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Poor Academics

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I've noticed that society is quite accepting and often sympathetic towards graduate students and academics who can barely make ends meet...
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Monday, July 6, 2009

Is a College Degree Worthless?

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By Jack Hough, SmartMoney College degrees bring higher income, but at today's cost they can't make up the savings they consu...
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