GrumpyGradStudent

Tired and out of touch

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

Do you ever just get to the bottom of a really good cup of coffee and feel instantly sad that there is no more?

[diana 🦢 @dirtyydian]

“are u okay” no can we change the topic before i cry

[rollingeyes @lowsaltfoodguy]

Hello #AcademicTwitter
I am crowd-funding my PhD.
If anyone needs data analysis done, from sample size calculations to full thesis analyses at nominal rates, DM me.
Please share with anyone who might help me. TY!
#phdchat #crowdfunding #helptostudy #DataAnalytics #AcademicHelp

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

@mama_c2 @GradSkoolStrugs

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

@AnonymousProfe4 ❤❤❤❤❤

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

This year I am putting my mental health first. After months of struggling, I took a concrete step and had my first therapy session. It's not going to be easy, but I have to do something. That's all.

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

Been trying to maintain my eyebrows myself since COVID started and I just have to ask....why is it so hard to keep these darn things symmetrical? I can handle cell cultures, chemical synthesis on tiny scales, WB, ect. But this I struggle with

[Darrion Nguyen @lab_shenanigans]

me to myself after misloading a gel

[👓 Sardonic Prof 👓 @SardonicProf]

Me: (cleans up one small pile) God that was exhausting

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

It's nice to be able to tell people in some capacity on here because I am not yet comfortable discussing it in person with my friends and colleagues. Also, it's very kind of you all to be so supportive ❤

[Dr. Angry Grad @GradSkoolStrugs]

I am utterly and completely drained. You win, grad school.

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

COVID is making me feel really down this holiday season. I miss spending this time with family and friends but know it is not responsible to do so....its even more frustrating when you see other people just doing whatever they want anyway 😣

[Dr. Angry Grad @GradSkoolStrugs]

Don’t know who needs to hear this but:

Your mental and physical health are FAR more important than any research project, publication, class assignment, meeting or teaching responsibility in grad school.
YOU as a person are what matters.

[Dr. Angry Grad @GradSkoolStrugs]

Whenever someone’s excuse for treating a grad student poorly is, “well, that’s just academia for you” I want to scream. NO. It’s not how academia has to be or should be!

WE have to challenge the toxic cycle and promote a better, more supportive academic environment.

[Dr Esther Odekunle @EstOdek]

Question: What are you an ACTUAL expert in?

I’ll start:

Although I have a PhD in invertebrate neurobiology and now work as an antibody engineer, I can with all certainty say my expertise firmly lies in the TV show Gossip Girl

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

@thephdstory I'm fueled by the end result and I have a headache

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

Did it!

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

Candidacy exam coming up...please send thoughts/prayers/good vibes whatever you've got

[GrumpyGradStudent @grad_grumpy]

@thephdstory I am getting my PHD in a vial full of caffeine and anxiety

[Sarafina El-Badry Nance, PhD @starstrickenSF]

i would really love to stop waking up every morning this week in a full fledged panic attack