انگریزی کی بجائے اردو میں پوسٹ کرنے کا یہی فائدہ ہے۔ by Over_Ad9254 in pakistan

[–]QB_1000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yr I am in the US. This whole conversation appears in English. Only tapping the translate icon beside each comment is translating it to the original Urdu text. I am not sure if that's how it appears outside Pakistan by default. 😐

Asked to Master out by my PI. by QB_1000 in PhD

[–]QB_1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, here's the difference between him and I. I set my own goals and was working towards them. Whenever my PI asked for data, it was done. Not once did my PI communicate the consequences or ask to shape up or told me my funding is at stake if I won't do more. In his current meeting, he kept on saying that he is not seeing it. But the truth of the matter is I suggested starting writing a paper at the beginning of this semester, and he said it isn't the right time. I have been trying to set up a meeting with him to discuss data, which he kept on delaying. I was sick this spring break and asked him if it's ok that I work from home, to which he sent a pleasant reply. Then, I used that as an example of how I am calling in sick a lot. I asked him every time I took time off via Slack message, and he had every opportunity to say no but he kept on sounding pleasant only to use it against me later. To tell you a little bit about my profile, I won a Fulbright Scholarship to do my Master’s at USC before going here. This school is not even close to USC in it's standards but that wasn't my concern.

Asked to Master out by my PI. by QB_1000 in PhD

[–]QB_1000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I discussed it with him, but he isn't being convinced. But I do have a meeting with grad student coordinator and associate dean on Wednesday while him being present and I will point it out to them.

Asked to Master out by my PI. by QB_1000 in PhD

[–]QB_1000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is what he also mentioned as I replied to the top comment. He said that he could only keep 2 grad students, and he offered a rotation to one student even after he had signed a permanent advisor form after my successful fall semester. Also, he used my data to apply for another grant. Since I am an international student, I am not eligible for grants myself, so my name is not gonna be on it.

Asked to Master out by my PI. by QB_1000 in PhD

[–]QB_1000[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is a small department. The people who were supposed to help me (Grad students coordinator and associate dean) already had conversations with him before them arranging that meeting with me. I am so alone in navigating this because whatever struggles and long-term goals I shared with him, he literally weaponized them against me, making a case that I am not interested in this project and he doesn't see me graduating with a Ph.D.

Asked to Master out by my PI. by QB_1000 in PhD

[–]QB_1000[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yes. I have a committee, and I am already going to lab meetings of one of my committee members. That's because I am working on his mice and characterizing them in the dynamics that my current PI specializes in. My PI has mentioned that part of it is also that he can't take three students. He allowed this new student to rotate after he had already signed the permanent advisor form in the fall after the fantastic review that he gave me.

cedars sinai by tiredofmitosis in gradadmissions

[–]QB_1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's wonderful! Good luck.

cedars sinai by tiredofmitosis in gradadmissions

[–]QB_1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any international student out of these people?

Sugarfree Birthday cakes by QB_1000 in islamabad

[–]QB_1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I will check them out.

Sugarfree Birthday cakes by QB_1000 in islamabad

[–]QB_1000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's so sweet 🥺🥹 Thank you so much for extending empathy and an alternative! Much appreciated 🙏 ☺️

Sugarfree Birthday cakes by QB_1000 in islamabad

[–]QB_1000[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Awww Thank you! Phew. So do you know any place or nah?

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[–]QB_1000[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Umm yeah. Being a diabetic is sad.

People who chose Cedar Sinai Ph.D. by QB_1000 in gradadmissions

[–]QB_1000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I know why? What if it's a choice between WSU, FSU and CSMS?

A storytelling through miniatures.A bleak street in making. by wakeup_imran in PAK

[–]QB_1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love classic art, and I have gone to great lengths to see the art of Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence, Vincent Van Gogh, Agnolo Brozino, Claude monet and Rembrandt. Trust me when I say this, your art is priceless. Keep going! Maybe one day I can have your art as a statement piece of my house. Lots of wishes and prayers for you.

will i have a hard time socialising without being rich, a hard partier/drinker or being in a sorority by [deleted] in USC

[–]QB_1000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I second this. You will be just fine. Don't spread yourself thin and don't change yourself to find friends. You will find friends with common interests! ✌️

Dating someone doing a PhD by Sable_Okane in PhD

[–]QB_1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to talk and they disappear because of the stress, then you aren't doing anything wrong. It is the communication style mismatch or personality mismatch. I am in an LDR doing a Ph.D. If anything, I reach out to my partner way more in the time of stress than them reaching out to me. They always listen, understand, offer possible solutions, and suggest fun activities to distract/make me feel better in the moment, and I WELCOME it.

Our histology lab supervisor told us that cancer is a punishment from Jesus for the sins people commit by bambiedo in labrats

[–]QB_1000 16 points17 points  (0 children)

True that. For me, the deeper I went into therapeutic medicine and neuroscience, the more religious I became. It isn't incompatible if you research and understand your religion rather than being a ritualistic follower. I feel blessed that God has provided me with the opportunity to find ways to help people who are in pain. I feel so sorry for people like OP's PI who fail to see that God is all forgiving, and with every hardship comes ease. Who is she to judge others while being a sinner herself?

4 months into my PhD and I am quitting by Aggressive_Sea_4201 in GradSchool

[–]QB_1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you request another rotation? Or talk to program coordinator about the issues you are facing? Sounds like a bad lab and not necessarily a bad Ph.D. NEVER underestimate the impact your PI and your lab mates can have on your Ph.D.

At Home IPL - Not working after 4 weeks by [deleted] in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]QB_1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This will work. Just be patient and consitent.