PhDMemes

- That thing where your experiments seem to be roughly following a plan and all social relations fall through the floor, and you don’t know whether to be happy to sad because are you even a human any more? #PhD #phdlife

Things I would tell my first year PhD self (Comment yours) #phdchat #phdlife

I won’t take on extra work in the final stages of my PhD I won’t take on extra work in the final stages of my PhD I won’t take on extra work in the final stages of my PhD I won’t take on extra work in the final stages of my PhD #Phd #phdchat #phdlife

"Free lunch after seminar" #PhDLife

How to mentally recover on weekends #phdlife

Publish or Perish..... #PhDLife

Take a moment this morning. Sit back. Marvel at your life. at the grief that softened you at the heartache that made you wiser at the suffering and hardships that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow Be proud of this. #WordsOfWisdom #phdchat #phdlife

Grad school is hard It should not be traumatic Grad students deserve better No, we’re not being dramatic #phdlife #AcademicValentines

hahaha current feels, minus the lack of friends and suicidal thoughts. #4thyearfeels #energydepleted #sendcash #needtimemachine #phdchat #phdlife

Guard your plans, your thoughts and your moves. #ConfuseTheEnemy Abo satan are everywhere. Editing done. Now for a quick swim and then work. #PhD #Past3amSquad #phdlife

How I feel around first year PhDs now that I’m in final year #PhDlife

In a Finding Funding Opportunities workshop, hoping to find a way to fund my increasing coffee and cake addiction. #phdlife

If you have ever seen the 400-meter hurdle dash on the Olympics, then you already have a pretty good sense of what it will take to graduate from #gradschool. buff.ly/2TygAYI

If you ever feel like a fraud remember that imposter syndrome is very common so actually you fit right in. What’s your go to strategy to combat #impostersyndrome ? #phd #phdchat #phdlife #gradschool #gradsocpurdue #academiclife #academia

F: “Are you sick?” Me: “No, why?” F: “You didn’t come home and immediately put pajamas on...” 😂 he knows me so well! #phdlife #gradschool

Assignment: "Write a research proposal introduction with a minimum of 5 citations." Has anyone ever seen an introduction with less than 20 sources?! #phdlife #minimumschminimum

Roses are red Violets are blue I think my manuscript is being fairly evaluated Oh go blow a goat Reviewer 2

Graduate school has really taught me to use my head... #phdlife

A #limerick for all the PhDs prepping for their comprehensive/proposal exam, like me: There once was a PhD grad The proposal exam made her sad Her first draft was crap She'd much rather nap But the deadline's tomorrow, egad! #PhDchat