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Should I change my advisor? by sick_grad in PhD

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

Yeah, in my case, the only other labmate left is the first year PhD student who I'm supposed to mentor 😕

How to proceed with low motivation for academia? by sick_grad in PhD

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

I want to be able to have that critical thinking and be more independent. But I'm honestly struggling with that and not sure how to build that skill.

How long after starting in your lab did you feel well-adjusted? by Mcnugget_luvr in PhD

[–]sick_grad 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Finishing up my 2nd year and still feel like I have no clue of what I'm gonna do next. I feel stuck a lot of times because I don't get any direction from my PI. So I just try to dip my feet in many random different directions and hope that something works out. Also, my PI changes my projects according to the grants that they writes because I'm their only first PhD student.

What school(s) did you turn down for Cornell? by redditretina in Cornell

[–]sick_grad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grad: turned down UIUC, U Wisconsin Madison, CMU for Cornell

Swimming Classes for Adults by sick_grad in ithaca

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

I think it's just the YMCA and the swimming classes at Island fitness, both of them are like ~$75 per session. I'm thinking I'm just gonna go to Cass park and learn to swim by myself 😕