teletubbie
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strike out
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hunger strike
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inflated ego
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there's a program at columbia called bridge to phd and their deadline is may 1st. there are also the PREP programs. look at nih website for participating institutions
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reasoning mind
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Kind of funny that your name is "teletubbie" then.
Haha yeah.
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TV in general (& movies)
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okay, thanks for your input everyone
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I'm a 2nd year MS student and this month marks my 1-year in my lab. My PI has given me "the talk" about being more careful and paying attention and being able to think critically multiple times. I have little to no results to show for what I've been working on and it sucks. It's like every little easy thing that every undergrad can do, somehow the gods of science are against me and I don't get anything. It's frustrating to have your boss tell you you're obviously doing something wrong when I'm pretty sure I didn't. It's like I'm going crazy.
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I'm actually in the same exact position, but I haven't gotten the talk from my PI yet. I did get a talk from my postdoc adviser, telling me to be more assertive though.
Well if you care to take a poll I would say I've gotten basically no results my first year but I have learned a huge amount. And it would be nice if the emphasis of the first two years of grad school could be shifted back towards building a foundation of knowledge & skills versus publishing & presenting asap. Just IMHO.
thanks for sharing
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I haven't asked for a job, but I have written for a volunteer position and gotten emails saying if I wanted a job. I think its okay if you email them asking for job opportunities.
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i think thats enough... im at a mid rank masters program with an uGPA of 2.9 from an ivy with 2 REUs for research experience
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humanly possible
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thanks for the reply everyone. i posted this under the biology forum, but its not just that i am getting negative results but rather that i am not able to get results similar to my mentor's. right now im practicing.
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i havent taken many chemistry and math classes, just introductory calculus and organic chemistry. can i apply to biochemistry programs?
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silver spoon
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Highline ballroom
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high school
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hooke's law
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thank you all for your response. i really dont know whether my mentor is annoyed or not, so im going to speak to him hopefully monday and see what he's thinking. i think (i know i should probably know this, but he hasnt stated it outright to me) that i am just repeating experiments he's already done. ive been avoiding this conversation, but i think its time to have it, in case he wants me out or something and i can find another lab sooner rather than later. ive also been making all these mistakes, like i left a tube of DNA in the cell culture hood overnight when the UV light was on so i wouldnt be surprised if he is annoyed.
how do you guys show appreciation for what your mentors have done for you? ive learned a lot from my mentor and dont want this all to end on a sour note.
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well, during the first 6 months i was doing cloning work, but in the last 6 months, ive been doing stuff where the data should be coming in. so during the first 6 months, i was there no more than 15-20 hrs a week, but for the last 6 months im there 30 hrs a week. and about why i cant get any data - idk. ive been practicing, to see if i get similar data to my mentor's and so far i havent.
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I think this REALLY depends on the lab and luck and the project. Also, what do you mean by havent generated ANY data? Do you mean that you have helped with a project but havent gotten anything publishable out of it or that all of your work messed up or what? It would also be helpful to know what sort of project you are working on to let you know what is normal.
If you have been helping out in a lab for a year but havent ended up on publications or found out anything awesome then I wouldnt worry at all. At an undergrad level, your goal in working with a lab is to help out on a project and learn valuable skills. If asked during an interview, would be be able to exaplain how you directly benefitted the lab and discuss specific skills you aquired? If so, then I think you should feel accomplished and not worry.
i havent been able to generate data that corresponds with that of my mentor, so i havent been able progress with the project. i am currently practicing to see if i can get believable data. thank you for your response.
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i posted this somewhere else, but ive been volunteering in a lab for a year and i have yet to generate any data. worse part is that i want to apply for PhD programs at the end of this year, but with no results i think thats going to be difficult.
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ive been volunteering in a lab for a year and i have yet to generate any data. worse part is that i want to apply for PhD programs at the end of this year, but with no results i think thats going to be difficult.
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someone told its easier to get into PhD programs w a scholarship. true or false?
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