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  1. I must have trouble identifying "awkward writing." I assume the people who publish are more skilled and knowledgeable than me, which may be a mistake. With these drafts I'm reading, I know the methodology and results. I know what they want to get across, but can tell they're not doing a great job of writing it concisely. If I read other papers like this, I would conclude I'm the problem.
  2. I read articles in my field and sometimes I feel lost. "Wow these people are geniuses because I can't understand even half of this." I've been tasked to read drafts of my professors work now though. Two them are not native English speakers. A lot of the sentences they write make me feel similarly dumb. I realize now it's not because the concepts are above my head, but because they use run on sentences and words that native English speakers wouldn't normally use. I'm sure that's not always the case with every article I read. Sometimes people are way more advanced than me. I bet sometimes though, I'm giving authors more credit than they deserve.
  3. I have a job at a major company that pays for most of my tuition as part of the benefits. However, I'd like to switch to part-time to spend more time in the lab at school. I'm thinking of applying for a fellowship to make up for the loss of benefits and income. I might even quit my job completely depending on the award amount. I'm concerned that the committee will be less likely to award me a fellowship if they see on my resume that I'm currently employed. The job is loosely related to the fellowship and I wanted to list since I thought it shows I'm not completely in over my head. Should mention that I'd like change to part-time or possibly quit in my application? They have no way to enforce it or guarantee that I'll do it, so I'm thinking it's pointless to mention. Maybe I should just leave my current job completely off my resume? It's slightly related, but not the exact same area as I'm studying.
  4. This is in the US and I think the program is standard except for these weekly lectures and assignments. The first year (or two depending if you're full or part-time) is course work. Then there's a comp exam. Then we have a dissertation proposal. Then we work on the dissertation (reading, writing, testing). Then we have the dissertation defense. I could have worked and some people do work on their dissertation while they're doing the coursework in the beginning. It took me a while to figure out my topic though. Also, some people take courses while working on their dissertation if they want to learn more about another field related to their topic, but it's not required.
  5. This isn't a STEM field. I did find another department that does this. They have a seminar course that all students are required to enroll in every semester. Based on the syllabus though, it doesn't seem like they meet every single week (only when they can find a presenter) and they don't have written assignments. Students only have to show up and ask questions. I wish I could just focus on reading, writing, and testing. Most of the lectures aren't related to my topic, so they tend to be more confusing than helpful.
  6. I'm in a PhD program. I did all the coursework and passed my exams. Now I'm in the dissertation phase. Does anyone else have required lectures and assignments during dissertation? I have a "dissertation class" once a week with a 3 hour lecture and I have to do assignments about the lectures on top of my research and writing my dissertation. I talked to other people at the university and it seems my department is the only one that does this.
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