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At Least You’ve Got Three More Letters After Your Name

Oct 31, 2007

Over at the blog, On Being a Scientist and Being a Woman, the blogger reposts advice compiled by Yale's Stephen Stearns to help science grad students make it through their PhD programs. From preparing for the worst, making sure you know that no one cares about you, and learning how to demand respect; to carefully planning your thesis research, Stearns offers a lot of hard-won wisdom. ScienceWoman adds her own, including making friends with your fellow grad students and expecting everything to take longer – 60-hour weeks are normal – than you think it will.

(So, is paying back your loans after you've gotten that doctorate the fun part?)

 

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