Friday, April 13, 2018

#gradschoollife

I thought I would share some of my #gradschool experiences. 


Starting my PhD program with excitement and energy.



Tired after years of hard work on my thesis research. 


Studying for graduate level classes.


Presenting at a typical lab meeting.


Preparing for the qualifying exam.


When I hadn't started writing a paper, and my adviser (a.k.a. PI) asked, "Where's the paper at?"


Performing and optimizing lots and lots of experiments in #gradschool.


When my paper was rejected.


When a reviewer said, "The data in figure X is very valuable and well-presented."


When my PI asked me to do something ASAP at the last minute, in other words #SorryNotSorry.


Writing my thesis and preparing for my defense. 

  
Celebrating after successfully defending my PhD.


There were a lot of ups and downs in #gradschool, but it was all worth it (#NoRegrets).