I've whittled my potential PhD project list down to 5 that I want to apply for but I keep talking myself out of it.
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I've whittled my potential PhD project list down to 5 that I want to apply for but I keep talking myself out of it.
1. I don't have a masters and can't really afford to do one but I know I'll be competing with candidates who do have one
2. One of the programmes has the assessment rubric and it looks like they're looking for very impressive people who have done lots of extracurriculars, independent research and volunteering
3. I've spent too much time reading horror stories of people hating PhDs -
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I've whittled my potential PhD project list down to 5 that I want to apply for but I keep talking myself out of it.
1. I don't have a masters and can't really afford to do one but I know I'll be competing with candidates who do have one
2. One of the programmes has the assessment rubric and it looks like they're looking for very impressive people who have done lots of extracurriculars, independent research and volunteering
3. I've spent too much time reading horror stories of people hating PhDsI am "ABD" (all but dissertation) what I learned the hard way from trying and failing to get a PhD in mathematics is that you really need to think about who will be your advisor and form a relationship with that person. They need to be someone who you can learn from who is willing to be invested in your growth. I struggled to find an advisor and watched as other people would get handed problems to work on (and ended up helping them with those problems) but never was that person.
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I am "ABD" (all but dissertation) what I learned the hard way from trying and failing to get a PhD in mathematics is that you really need to think about who will be your advisor and form a relationship with that person. They need to be someone who you can learn from who is willing to be invested in your growth. I struggled to find an advisor and watched as other people would get handed problems to work on (and ended up helping them with those problems) but never was that person.
I was painfully bad at social interactions when I was a grad student. Didn't learn people's names I just focused on solving problems and learning more math. Going to lectures, taking classes, getting good grades. I thought that if I just worked really hard I would naturally be recognized and move to the next step. This is naive and not how it works.
WHO do you want to work with? You need to get in their face and show you exist.
I think I could do it now with what I have learned.