t_folk
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« on: February 24, 2008, 11:23:26 PM » |
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Anyone suffered from this? I'm past the defense and left feeling kind of down. I guess the whole thing was just so anticlimactic. Blah ...
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And you heard the rattling death trains as you lay there all alone
Frank Ryan bought you whiskey in a brothel in Madrid
And you decked some fvcking blackshirt who was cursing all the Yids.
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englitprof
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2008, 11:27:59 PM » |
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Yep, that was my experience exactly. I thought I would be all excited and triumphant, but instead I just felt, well, bleah, as you said.
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sciencephd
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« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 12:01:11 AM » |
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Yes, I experienced this, and think it is very common.
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englitprof
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« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 12:04:05 AM » |
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I have to add, if my committee had brought out a well-chilled bottle of Veuve Clicqout Grande Dame and champagne glasses, that might have made it feel a bit more climactic.
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"Saving just one dog won't change the world, but surely the world will change for that one dog." --unknown
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 12:07:49 AM » |
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Yes, big time, for about 3 months. It wasn't a letdown from the defense, per se, but rather the thought of leaving a university that was so intellectually stimulating to return to my tt position at a third tier slac (a position that I had while I was finishing my diss). Fortunately, after I appreciated how liberating it was to not be working on my diss, the feeling passed and I found other avenues of intellectual stimulation.
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whiplash
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2008, 12:41:42 PM » |
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Yes. I had an image in my mind of hearing my committee say I now had my Ph.D. and then some great secrets would be revealed to me. Suffice it to say I was disappointed for a few weeks afterwards and then set out on my next set of challenges and goals.
The reward is in the seeking --- move on and find new challenges.
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italian
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2008, 05:00:28 PM » |
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Yes, totally a downer. It seems like SO no big deal - everyone I know has a PhD!!! It also does not help that I am currently living away from friends and family -- I think I'll throw a party for myself when I get "home".
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locutus
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2008, 05:03:21 PM » |
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It seems like SO no big deal - everyone I know has a PhD!!! Yeah, I think it's a pretty standard experience. Ok, now I have a PhD, like everyone else in the room. What now? *waits for magic powers to surface* |
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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2008, 05:09:18 PM » |
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I might also add that getting the degree for many people is also a big life transition--moving from being a student to being a... well, something else not yet determined. Searching for jobs, going on interviews, going back to an old job w/o this other mission, getting a regular 9-5: it's all tough. Like most of the major transitions in life, no one tells you that alongside the happy stuff comes a lot of sad/awkward/hard/depressing stuff.
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lettuceleaf
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« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2008, 06:21:53 PM » |
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Absolutely agree. I was so focused on finishing the Ph.D. that there was a big "void" for at least a month afterwards. What to do now? At least I had another challenge - find a permanent job - so that kept me busy for a while.
Don't worry OP, the feeling will pass and you'll find other hurdles to jump over.
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