tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post4015273690114077562..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: In Which I Wish To Give Unsolicited AdviceJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-68453041486237282042013-01-31T17:44:12.149-05:002013-01-31T17:44:12.149-05:00Yeah, I was once a dumb little bunny of a young gr...Yeah, I was once a dumb little bunny of a young grad student (no offense meant toward your bunny self), and completely miserable, but I was eventually smart enough to go talk to another, much-older and much-tougher grad student, who basically had this whole conversation with me while I sobbed on her couch. So, I don't know, does one need to wait until asked for such things? But this set of young women never got around to asking someone. Maybe coffee and a brief lecture, and then she can remember it in three more years and think "I wish I'd paid more attention."Jenny F. Scientist, PhDhttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-19590741381245574582013-01-31T07:23:03.055-05:002013-01-31T07:23:03.055-05:00Sigh. It's hard. I found a wonderful mentor to...Sigh. It's hard. I found a wonderful mentor towards the END of my career, and I often wonder how things would have been different if I'd found him at the beginning. Or been less scared, or been less socially awkward... I am sympathetic. Any chance you could have her over for dinner and actually DO this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-5645090183103188012013-01-30T16:21:18.558-05:002013-01-30T16:21:18.558-05:00"And I'll work EXTRA hard and graduate in..."And I'll work EXTRA hard and graduate in five years!" Yep.Jenny F. Scientist, PhDhttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-76674845492891438002013-01-30T11:59:53.040-05:002013-01-30T11:59:53.040-05:00I could have used this talk as a grad student (eve...I could have used this talk as a grad student (even though my program was pretty decent) and I have given this talk as a postdoc. My grad advisor is a wonderful advisor, but I was way too scattered as a grad student and was unwilling to stick up for myself. I could've saved myself 6 months to a year if I was willing to just tell him no. I've given this talk as a postdoc now to grad students and it's not really been useful. Mostly I get the reactions of "Oh! But X,Y,Z that has happened to everyone else will never happen to me!" Sigh.Amanda@Lady Scientisthttp://biochemgradstudent.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com