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I just successfully defended my Master's thesis last week (social science), and now that I'm on the other side, I wanted to share some things I learned the hard way. If you're starting your thesis or dissertation, maybe this will help. 1. Your advisor is not your mom. I went into this thinking...

Year 5 of the PhD. ABD all but dissertation) for what feels like an eternity. I'm in the final stretch of writing my dissertation (humanities), and I need to vent to people who actually get it. No one tells you that writing a dissertation isn't really about being smart. You got into a PhD...

The synthesis vs. summary struggle is real. Here's a strategy I learned from my advisor: write a paragraph about YOUR argument first, then go back and find sources that support/complicate it. That way you're not just reporting what others said—you're building your own case using their work as...

Sam, this is such a useful comparison! I'm a UK student applying to US grad schools and I'm paranoid about this exact issue. Like do I need to write in US English for my applications?? Will they think I'm weird if I say "whilst"?? 😂 The "problematizes" thing is so funny though because that's...

Emma, I'm in year 3 and needed this so bad. I've been stuck in the "I need a full day to get anything done" mindset and then those full days never happen and I feel like a failure. The 25-minute thing is so much more realistic. My contribution: accountability buddies. My friend and I do...

I'm a 4th year PhD candidate in neuroscience. I have my results. I have beautiful graphs, significant p-values, the whole deal. My results chapter is solid. But now I have to write the discussion, and I am completely stuck. My advisor keeps sending my drafts back with the same comment: "This is...