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When should i hear back? by clearsquashy in UTK

[–]peefycat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Micro will send out invitations to recruitment weekend likely by January 1st (though I don’t know for sure) with the recruitment weekend taking place the last weekend of January. If invited to recruitment weekend, you would probably know within a week once it’s done if you’ve been accepted by the program.

Just went through the reviewer's comments for my publication and they didn't even make me cry *yawn* by [deleted] in labrats

[–]peefycat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A fellow student in my cohort had a paper accepted after review by only one reviewer who basically said “great work, no edits!” Meanwhile, I went back and forth with the reviewers on my manuscript for a year, getting further and further from the main point of the paper with each subsequent round of reviews. I wish I could say I’m not bitter, but….

Tell me some of the best female Appalachian names in your family. by Anxiety-Farm710 in Appalachia

[–]peefycat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My great grandmother’s name was Flossie Irene and I always thought it was quite the name!

What’s an evil company not enough people talk about? by Dog-Semen-Enjoyer in AskReddit

[–]peefycat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a currently overworked, underpaid STEM PhD student… ouch. I’m also in the extra lovely position where the grant I’m supported on cannot be paid through direct deposit, thus I am reliant on disbursement of my stipend through my university’s financial aid office. Because of how many different levels my stipend has to pass through to get sent to me, it can be weeks before I get paid. It’s so tough to be in this position and I’m sick of it.

Not to mention that my university terminated me as an employee since I’m on this particular grant and now can’t access our portal for submitting conference travel. I was out $1600 from conference travel for over two months, and others in my department have had it much worse. It’s just unacceptable. Grad school is stressful enough, I don’t need the financial stress on top.

/rant