I'm currently finishing my MS & am in interested in going for a PhD, just not with my current advisor. Without getting into drama & gossip, I will not be able to maintain my sanity doing a PhD under him. How to ask someone else? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm totally ga-ga for men with Phds, is there any hope for a smaller-brained female? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 46 answers

I'm a grad student. I like the subject(s) I'm studying, I like research, and I know I'm capable of doing the work... except when I sit down to actually do it, I choke. I know I'm not the only one suffering from both imposter syndrome and perfectionism - how do you manage to get your brain to stop spinning its wheels and get to work? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 33 answers

How do I quit my Ph.D. program? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2007 - 25 answers

Me: fifth year of graduate school, the midwest. Her: third year of graduate school, west coast. Us: now entering our seventh year of dating and fifth consecutive year not living in the same city. Help! [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2006 - 12 answers

Should a molecular biology PhD student, interested in a career as a biotechnology analyst bother taking the CFA exams? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2006 - 4 answers