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How do I perceive my grades?
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I embarrassingly cried over a grade last week... for an assignment that I wasn't even proud of.
Ph.D. guilt
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I recently came across an old blog post written in 2014 by a Ph.D. student. The title was, ‘Ph.D. guilt and shame’. Even without fully reading the post, I felt as some of my experiences as a Ph.D. student were validated.
Feeling overwhelmed and paralysed
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The assessments just seem to keep coming.
Do I have to be “that girl”?
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Do I have to wake up in a picturesque city apartment at 5 am? Do I have to go to the gym before my uni classes? Do I have to spend an hour every night doing skincare to be accomplished in my life?
Always here for each other?
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I think always being there for each other is an important foundation of friendship but sometimes, always feel a bit too much.
Adieu winter
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Studying in Australia has taught me a lot of things – the culture, the law (duh!), the food but mostly I learnt a lot about myself. Namely, I will always be a tropical girl at heart.
Airport anxiety
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Despite travelling through the airport so frequently, I can’t help but feel butterflies in my stomach every time.