What r/GradSchool is talking about this week

Hi, reddit! I’ve agreed to write a recommendation letter for a student that I worked with in a supervisory capacity. I initially hesitated because the student was not the strongest in their...

Please say yes. I had a full-on break-down in front of my supervisor, which I found absolutely mortifying. Some friends in the program tried to cheer me up by sharing their own stories of breaking...

I was supposed to defend this semester, but I cannot complete my dataset to save my life. I have to defend in the spring, and yet I cannot foresee a way I can actually finish this cursed project....

This is an update for anyone following from this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/GradSchool/s/aezeEr5pAC I appealed their sanctions in september and the office of academic integrity found that I...

I entered my PhD program (biomedical sciences) in 2020 at an Ivy League institution. I have struggled with my project since my 2nd year, the results are always “close” but never quite there. After...

I added 2/4 of my LOR writers to my PhD application portals. When I was asked whether or not to waive my right to examine my letters, I chose not to and cannot go back and change my decision....

Maybe it's more common in pre-professional fields. My thesis advisor suggested it too, but it's due to her background in policy probably. But I've had other professors in the humanities suggest...

My cohort has multiple immunocompromised people (plus someone who just got out of the hospital from an illness) and someone, who is generally pretty disruptive for other reasons I won’t be going...

I am an emotional person by nature; however, I’m working on creating tougher skin. This is what brings me here. If you are/have been a teaching assistant in a STEM related class, have you ever had...

I am defending my proposal in about two hours today. I felt confident and prepared up until about right now, but suddenly I feel unprepared... and this is just my proposal defense. These people...