Top Ten Lies Told by Graduate Students

June 16, 2007 at 9:19 am | | grad life

The Top Ten Lies Told by Graduate Students
(taken from the Harvard Crimson)

10. It doesn’t bother me at all that my college roommate is making
$80,000 a year on Wall Street.
9. I’d be delighted to proofread your book/chapter/article.
8. My work has a lot of practical importance.
7. I would never date an undergraduate.
6. Your latest article was so inspiring.
5. I turned down a lot of great job offers to come here.
4. I just have one more book to read and then I’ll start writing.
3. The department is giving me so much support.
2. My job prospects look really good.
1. No really, I’ll be out of here in only two more years.

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  1. 11. I don’t want to be referred to as “Dr.” when I get my PhD.

    Comment by sam — June 17, 2007 #

  2. 11’s actually true for some of us, Sam, especially after listening to some old fart at an extended family Xmas party talk about arthritis for hours, despite the protestations about not being that kind of doctor. But I am not above dropping the “Dr.” tag to try and fineagle a good room rate at a hotel, or to to avoid a traffic ticket (I actually have done the first, but have only daydreamt about the second.)

    Comment by Dave Eaton — June 17, 2007 #

  3. if the i’m-a-doctor thing doesn’t work for getting out of a ticket, i always try crying.

    Comment by sam — June 17, 2007 #

  4. How about

    ‘Yes’

    (in response to most questions from your advisor regarding lab work/reading/understanding of basic concepts in the field)

    Comment by ChrisR — June 19, 2007 #

  5. 12. I worked on my thesis on the weekend.
    13. I find lab meetings enjoyable and productive

    I’m sure there are more. I’m especially fond of numbers 5 and 8.

    Comment by TheBrummell — June 19, 2007 #

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