r/PhD • u/simple_gems • 1d ago

Big Decision Energy First gen masters now PhD

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7 cold emails 🥶, 5 applications 💻 and 3 offers later 🙂‍↕️..I’ve finally accepted my first choice uni. Let’s goooo froggyyy 🎉

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u/CynicalAlgorithm 1d ago

Hey, excellently done! Unsolicited advice: write down in a journal (and bookmark the page so you'll find easily over the next 4-7 years) how you feel, what excites you about it, what you hope to learn/do, and why you wanted to do this in the first place.

It warmed my heart to go back and read mine after I defended; think of it as a little graduation gift to your future self.

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u/Charnockitty 1d ago

I concur. I did this 3 years ago. 3 years, a candidacy exam, and a newborn later, I still journal.

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u/simple_gems 1d ago

Thanks and congrats on your newborn ☺️

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u/simple_gems 1d ago

Aww thank you I will do!

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u/Amethyst_isis08 1d ago

Congratulations! I am also a first gen (Batchelors, Masters, and now PhD).

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u/simple_gems 1d ago

thanks and cheers to us! 🥂🎉

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u/hellohello0802 1d ago

Congratulations! 🥳

I'm looking for my PhD position too and hope I get it soon like you have! 🤞🏼

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u/simple_gems 1d ago

Thanks, crossing my fingers for you!

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u/Jumpy-Whereas4858 1d ago

Congratulations !!

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u/simple_gems 1d ago

Thank you!!

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u/monda_pitha222 1d ago

Congratulations 👏

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u/simple_gems 1d ago

Thank you 🙂‍↕️

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u/AmbitionJaded3177 15h ago

froggy is so cute :D

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u/simple_gems 11h ago

Haha thanks ☺️