Sarah 🧠 Pope

grad student senator at #USU | Researcher in #cognition #aphantasia | tweets are my own | she/her

#GradStudent Advocate

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

Hello! I am currently recruiting volunteers for a research study examining how cognition is impacted by a lack of visual imagery. Eligibility criteria includes English as first language, and no history of neurological damage or illness, such as a stroke.

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

#aphantasia
#visualimagery
#research
#participants

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

Hello! I am currently recruiting volunteers for a research study examining how cognition is impacted by a lack of visual imagery. Eligibility criteria includes English as first language, and no history of neurological damage or illness, such as a stroke.

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

What i hear when Jason Aldean sings

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

30k????
Daammn i wish

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

#PhD student: Makes $30k a year. Works on weekends as well. Zero life-work balance.

"Do you think I have a chance to become a professor?"

Prof: "Yes, of course! Finish this project and we will publish excellent papers. I am sure you will easily find a faculty position."

▫️

2 years later:

Student finishes the project. Professor writes a report. Papers are published.

Student: "Do you think my CV is strong enough?"

Prof: "Yes, you are the best!"

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Next 4 months:

Student submits 50 well-tailored applications for faculty positions.

Zero interviews. A lot of broken dreams.

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Key takeaways:

1. Make sure you distinguish encouragement from reality.
- By encouraging you, your advisor may unintentionally give you too much hope. Keep a cool head.

2. Always ask other faculties for external opinion on your case.
- Your advisor’s opinion is always biased. Look for more input outside your group.

3. Don’t expect fairness during candidate selection.
- Hiring process is subjective by definition. It is done by people with very different views on who is the best. You may put tons of efforts into a research statement only to find out later that no one really reads it.

4. The reality is brutal.
- Departments can receive 300-500 candidates per opening. Many have excellent CVs and cool ideas. At top- and mid-rank universities, selection criteria can become extremely questionable (like, who exactly was your PhD advisor? Is your recomm. letter 3 pages long? etc).

And there is no need to say “You don’t know anything about it. It’s not like this”.

I went through this myself. Many times. Along with many colleagues.

Do not expect fairness. See luck as a big factor.

Apply broadly but have a backdoor ready.

#AcademicTwitter

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

I'm currently needing people with regular imagery ability. Can you visualize?? Please sign up for my study!

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

Hello! I am currently recruiting volunteers for a research study examining how cognition is impacted by a lack of visual imagery. Eligibility criteria includes English as first language, and no history of neurological damage or illness, such as a stroke.

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

@RebornMouse

https://t.co/XqDoQRp8KU

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

OFF THE CHART

[Fuggy @CEOofFuggy]

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[Brad Wydra @TouringNews1]

Should I Go Farming Again to Keep Learning? https://t.co/oU1n5rkVAa

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

Check out my new earrings

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER HIGH-RISE TROUSERS

I think I've been writing mainly for menswear-obsessed guys for so long that it had not occurred to me that high-rise trousers could still be controversial in 2023. So let's run through some points. 🧵

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

@bearfighter42 It was so amazing

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

I spent the last 6 days in Desolation and Gray Cayon rowing the Green River. I rowed my first named class 2 rapid and made some great memories

10/10
Would recommend

[Rodney Smith Jr @iamrodneysmith]

I just had the privilege of meeting Mr. Rowe. I was contacted by his wife who is confined to the bed who called and said they really needed help . I pulled up to the yard not knowing what to expect . At first I thought I was at the wrong house . Didn’t think someone lived here . I walked up to the door & knocked to see if anyone was home . I could hear a sweet little voice “ hello”. We talked thru the door and told them I was the guy they called . I could hear his wife say “ Thank you Jesus “. Mr. Rowe said he would be right out and came to the front to talk to me . He told me the grass hasn’t been cut since July 2022 and that him and his wife are having a hard time . He also said over 10 ppl came by in the past to look at the lawn but passed on it . And I had doubts myself if I could even do it , but I got started and today, my mower & weed eater cut this down like butter. It took a while but it was worth seeing him smile . The entire time he sat on his steps just watching . You could tell how much it meant to him .

So glad I could help them and bring a little smile to them . I told them I’ll be back every 2 weeks to maintain it and work on it more . Putting the care, back in lawn care .

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

@sus_culprit Nope. The whole table has to go. Its practically impossible to use as is

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

I absolutely cannot relate to "needing" to buy a new table because of a stain

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

How do you do it?

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

@ZorroFantastic0 Lookin smokin!

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

@ZorroFantastic0

[Sarah 🧠 Pope @Soop_Poop]

I love yard work season!