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I'm not moving back to hometown this summer. COVID-19 is pretty intense back home. I'm staying here until everything calms down...

This week's projects are (deadline: May 15th, 2020): - Complete the writing of book chapter for anthology (1500-2000 words) by May 15th, 2020 (in progress) Complete the writing of the chapter in my mothertongue (approx. 2 hours) Translate chapter to English (1 hour) Proofread chapter in Grammarly (30 minutes) Send bio to editor (5 minutes) Approximately : 3.5hours for this task. - Complete the writing of book review for journal by May 30th, 2020 (in progress) Re-read guidelines for submission (10 minutes) Re-skim through the table of contents (10 minutes) Write a first draft of 500 words (two paragraphs per chapter, and cut extra words afterwards) (1 hour) Approximately: 1.5hour for this task - Comprehensive Exam - finalize questions and reading lists by May 30th, 2020 (in progress) Create a calendar for readings (books and articles, try to alternate between books and articles) (1.5 hours) Clean-up my Zotero library (2 hours) Approximately: 3.5 hours for this task

Tired of being single. I cried again. I also stopped praying and meditating these last couple of days, maybe I should get back at it because it helped me to let go of my relationship status for a couple of weeks when I began. I was surprised by the change. But I don't feel the strength to meditate and pray, I just want to cry.

Applications open on May 15. I wonder what's going to be the impact of COVID-19 on this opportunity...

I got an A+ on my final paper for one of the courses I took this Winter. The prof even invited me to share my research experience in a future semester to the next cohort. Really happy, this was one of the papers I was most worried about (worth almost half my grade for this class!)

@jujubea It's no longer an issue, I've successfully passed my master's thesis and am a doctoral student now! But you might be writing your tips for someone else who might be reading this thread!

I got SSHRC and Vanier. So I guess it’s pretty common for Vanier scholars to be offered SSHRC. But for both, it’s two different committees. I did not get a high score for SSHRC which proves that these evaluations don’t always make sense.

Yes. It doesn't make sense to be honest. Last year, I got a Vanier but did not get FRQSC. For the exact same research project. So congrats you everyone who got the award and for those who did not, please please please don't take it personally or as a reflection of your worth and potential in academia.

I use Focusmate and Focus apps, it helps me when I procrastinate!

I am also doing comps this summer and fall. Mine is a "take-home" exam, so it doesn't change much except that my defense in the fall might be on Zoom instead of in-person. I don't know if some students will ask to move it later, I know a lot of folks who are feeling extremely anxious because of COVID-19. Personally, I don't feel the need to ask for an extention, I am quite excited to actually get to do something this summer, because otherwise, it's boring lol

hello, Quick question. I plan to teach a couse after I pass my comprehensive exam, and I am expected to teach a least one course during the course of my doctoral studies. It is common practice in my field. I've came across a few syllabi of tenured professors or tenure-track professors, at different universities, who are teaching on themes related to my research expertise. Since my topic has an angle that is quite new, those courses are taught as a special topics course rather than a mandatory/well-established course in almost all the cases I have came across. My question is: is it common practice to contact those professors by email to inform them that I would like to take some content from their syllabi (assignments, readings, etc.) and that I would cite them in my syllabus as the ones who have designed the original course content. Or do I just create my syllabus and cite them (*Inspired by the work of so-and-so)? What's the politics around that? What about if the professor is teaching at a different university than the one I'd be teaching at? And If I have to contact professors, what do I say to them exactly? Thank you

@Miss Brightside You can list those on your CVs even if they were cancelled. https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/canceled-conferences

Plus, I don't have a driver's license. So I need to pay a professional mover to move a studio appartement which is sooooo expensive for what I have (I live on my own). I don't want to expose my family and friends to possibly catching the virus by helping me out with moving out.

I am also in the same boat. I moved where I am now in September for my PhD. To be part of the "academic and social life" of the university. Now I don't have that anymore, so there's no reason for me to stay here. So I want to move back home, especially since I am done with coursework until the end of my PhD. But I'm very scared of moving due to the pandemic, and I don't feel comfortable with the idea of virtual tours of appartments. At the same time, the situation with the pandemic is less worse where I am currently living than my hometown.

I wouldn't work as a RA at the same time of teaching, that's a big no no to me.

https://globalnews.ca/news/6851363/coronavirus-canada-trudeau-students-aid/

I was absolutely not productive today. I literally did nothing. lol

Do you recommend designing your own course? I saw also an application for a Special Topics course in my field, and I have ideas for that, but I don't know if it'd be too much work, even in 2021.

I cried for two hours straight. Wasn’t able to do anything productive today. Another heart break

I agree. I have been a TA for a semester, and the professor allowed me to teach the first half of every course of the semester. I've also done a lot of public speaking in the past years. So the public speaking part doesn't make me anxious. I also have a very clear sense of the content of the course, and they give syllabus from previous years to the new lecturers so that would help. But in terms of grading, that is something I have not done much indeed. Yes, they offer the course regularly. I'll apply in Winter 2021, it's wiser to do that.

This is tough. There is a course of approx 75 students that is being offered this summer at a local university. The course is EXACTLY on my expertise, and I feel like I've got what it takes to teach it. BUT, I've got my comprehensive exam to prepare for, so I don't think it is wise to do both at the same time :(:(:(:( The deadline to apply is tomorrow, and it hurts to let it go, but I think I've got no choice. Right? I asked the department if they keep CV/resumes in bank...I told them I'd love to teach it after comps, if possible.

Received another offer to be published in a book chapter!!!

I just turned in my last assignment of the semester. Officially done with coursework. Next step, comprehensive exam!

Amazing Good luck! I just got the news yesterday that I will be writing a book chapter for a peer-reviewed book! I got the acceptance to my proposal!

I am almost done with my final paper! 2000 words left out of 7000! And I think it's good content. Now I'm off to taking a walk with music!