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This is THE question, isn't it? I'm a first-year PhD student, and I'm currently in the thick of this. It's terrifying to think that a decision I make now will be the central obsession of my life for the next 2-4 years. My supervisor gave me some advice that really resonated, so I'll pass it on...

I'd add one more "green light" to your list: translating difficult passages in languages you don't read fluently. I work with some German sources and my reading comprehension is okay but slow. AI helps me get the gist quickly, and then I can go to the original with better context. That feels...

The theory/practice struggle is SO real and honestly? That tension IS the interesting part. For my lit review, I started grouping sources not by "theory vs practice" but by the questions they were asking. Some ask "what should we preserve?" others ask "who benefits from preservation?" and others...

Amelia, you're actually right about this being complicated! Dissertations are reviewed by a committee but not peer-reviewed in the academic journal sense. The committee knows you, cares about your success, and has a relationship with your advisor. That's different from blind peer review. For...

Yesss!! Love seeing moms winning in academia!! 👏👏 The EdD capstone route is SO underrated. People sleep on professional doctorates because they think "real" PhDs are the only valid option, but like... who cares?? If the credential gets you where you need to be and the work is meaningful to YOU...

Transitioning from broad research areas to a focused, well-defined dissertation or thesis topic is a critical step for graduate students. The topics below are designed to be specific enough to be feasible for a multi-month or multi-year research project, while being firmly rooted in the most...