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On this week's episode, of basically doctors, we talk about our process for studying for our PhD qualifying exams at UC Davis! We cover what a qualifying exam is, how we prepared, and how we dealt with our stress and the stress of the people around us. Hope you enjoy!
Find Nina's elaborated thoughts here :
https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-1
https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-2
Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!
If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at [email protected]!
Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud
00:00 - The shoe's gonna drop!
00:11 - Introduction
00:59 - What is a qualifying exam?
03:49 - Qualifying exams at different schools, UC Davis vs Yale
06:13 - Qualifying exams at Yale
10:47 - Was it hard to prepare for the research part of the exam?
13:06 - What is a PhD candidate
16:04 - How Anna prepared - how teaching helps you prepare
31:53 - How Nina prepared - fielding questions
35:46 - IMPOSTER SYNDROME!!
42:42 - Make yourself proud and believe in yourself :)
44:22 - QE's are a cool opportunity
45:51 - Unpopular opinion, QEs are fun
52:04 - Presentations need to be a STORY
53:19 - Confidence is KEY
55:15 - Crowdsource from people who have gone through it before!
59:50 - Nina's Reese's meltdown
1:02:14 - Moral of the story :)
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By basically doctorsOn this week's episode, of basically doctors, we talk about our process for studying for our PhD qualifying exams at UC Davis! We cover what a qualifying exam is, how we prepared, and how we dealt with our stress and the stress of the people around us. Hope you enjoy!
Find Nina's elaborated thoughts here :
https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-1
https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-2
Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!
If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at [email protected]!
Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud
00:00 - The shoe's gonna drop!
00:11 - Introduction
00:59 - What is a qualifying exam?
03:49 - Qualifying exams at different schools, UC Davis vs Yale
06:13 - Qualifying exams at Yale
10:47 - Was it hard to prepare for the research part of the exam?
13:06 - What is a PhD candidate
16:04 - How Anna prepared - how teaching helps you prepare
31:53 - How Nina prepared - fielding questions
35:46 - IMPOSTER SYNDROME!!
42:42 - Make yourself proud and believe in yourself :)
44:22 - QE's are a cool opportunity
45:51 - Unpopular opinion, QEs are fun
52:04 - Presentations need to be a STORY
53:19 - Confidence is KEY
55:15 - Crowdsource from people who have gone through it before!
59:50 - Nina's Reese's meltdown
1:02:14 - Moral of the story :)