tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post550872571026458118..comments2023-09-28T05:48:12.366-08:00Comments on Jogging Jeano: SmackdownJeanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093299012409826185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-6989109276298053772013-07-22T08:55:49.321-08:002013-07-22T08:55:49.321-08:00I have so much to say about the PhD track, but I t...I have so much to say about the PhD track, but I think I can sum it up as: I loved it while I was doing it! It was so awesome and meaningful to me at that time in my life. Looking back? Sure, I was probably overly obsessed with work at the time. It took me to a place/career where I feel forced to do things rather than wanting that. I think if you go in with a good head and know what to expect and know that it is OK to quit if you are unhappy and to be proactive about making your own career yours then I think it is a wonderful place. Please ask me more questions if you want, I could go on for hours.Amy Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377968154311447911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-62740665892780919272013-07-21T15:09:55.560-08:002013-07-21T15:09:55.560-08:00Hah, I completely agree with Noah! I've always...Hah, I completely agree with Noah! I've always referred to PhD's as "permanent head damage" and that was always with a science-based PhD in mind. <br /><br />Hmmm I don't read any non-running blogs, does that make me close minded or something? Honestly, I don't have a particular desire to search out other blogs because you get a bit of everything while reading running blogs anyway. Meaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484494180842875733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-67171530639228799752013-07-19T06:00:53.223-08:002013-07-19T06:00:53.223-08:00My sister's starting her PhD in Epidemiology i...My sister's starting her PhD in Epidemiology in the fall, so I'll let you know. <br /><br />I'd love to tell you how incredibly touch my MA was (International Studies/Development), but it wasn't. Definitely a LOT of reading and writing, but no lab work, not a lot of memorization/tests, and I got to go on international trips for "educational purposes." Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065119896783396290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-50380413226330830032013-07-19T01:50:28.166-08:002013-07-19T01:50:28.166-08:00Oh, you can whine to me about hot weather - if you...Oh, you can whine to me about hot weather - if you don't mind me whining to you about the cold. We each have TOTALLY legitimate reasons...it's all relative. <br /><br />Funny story: Cousin and I went to college in California and New Hampshire respectively, in the same year. <br /><br />We both called home freshman winter:<br />Him: Mum, it's 15 degrees C. I'm cold.<br />Me: Mum, it's -15 degrees C. I'm cold... <br />(And then later in January it hit -20F and really, everything became relative from that point.) Gracehttp://www.genechallenged.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-56387489677863362542013-07-18T22:56:53.689-08:002013-07-18T22:56:53.689-08:00I am so very confused by this Dairy Queen blog... ...I am so very confused by this Dairy Queen blog... is there something of value to be found there? Is it an ex-pat thing? ARE YOU PUNKING ME? I'm sure it's a... great read.<br /><br />You always make me scared about what's waiting for me in grad school. I used to raise money for biomedical research so I am well aware of the uncertainty surrounding research funding. The place I work now seems to have (to me, a researcher blissfully ignorant of the financial side of it) great funding, fortunately, but there's obviously no guarantee it'll still be there when I'm done with school!Jeanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093299012409826185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-57141488040251693372013-07-18T22:29:30.757-08:002013-07-18T22:29:30.757-08:00Also, I know some of the humor in this will be los...Also, I know some of the humor in this will be lost on non-lab scientists, but this 'Bad Romance' remake made the YouTube rounds a few years back. It still makes me laugh/cry. [And I am absolutely, 100% incapable of singing the original song anymore.]<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl4L4M8m4d0<br /><br />[Incidentally, the lab caught some amount of flak from the rest of the "scientific public" for "wasting time making the video". Sigh...]<br /><br />Holly @ Run With Hollyhttp://www.runwithholly.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943826793346495199.post-66551440674263587802013-07-18T22:22:01.441-08:002013-07-18T22:22:01.441-08:00Hahaha. There's some truth to that statement....Hahaha. There's some truth to that statement. I describe it this way:<br /><br />When I graduated college, and had a placement in a PhD program, I thought I was getting a great deal. I knew where I'd be in 2 months, I had a spot in a program, I had a stipend coming to me, and I was TRAINING in something I LOVED. Many of my classmates were still floundering around, looking for jobs, soul searching, trying to figure out what they really wanted to do with their lives. My smug attitude lasted about 2 years, after which most of them were making more money than I, were climbing the career ladder, and were working no MORE hours. Plus, the longer I spent in grad school, the worse the prospects for PhDs looked.<br /><br />But essentially, the bigger problem (at least in science) isn't the slave-driving attitude of some bosses. Rather, the problem in my opinion) is that market is flooded with PhDs, but funding (and jobs) are scarce. You're an economist. What happens as a result should not be surprising.<br /><br />I read a bunch of science blogs, a few writing blogs, a few friends' blogs, and of course...the Dairy Queen blog (brand new discovery, so I'm glad you asked this question!): http://blog.dairyqueen.com/ Holly @ Run With Hollyhttp://www.runwithholly.com/blognoreply@blogger.com