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Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:46:08 UTC No. 16555301
Grad students and ex grad students
>who was the best grad student you knew
>What did you wish you knew or did before becoming one
>How to be a great grad student
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:50:46 UTC No. 16555307
>>16555301
define “best” and “great”
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 22:13:46 UTC No. 16555652
The thing all the best grad students I knew had was luck, some kind of intrinsic drive, and a work ethic. Luck being the most important of these for success beyond just finishing and having a few publications.
I wish I had known in advance that my recent run of good luck would not hold.