After I read the articles that discuss the life of graduate school, I realize many things. I think these articles are very helpful. They let me know how to succeed in graduate school.
Firstly, I think we need to find out why we are doing this. Why we came to Phd student? I think I have enough reasons to do this. Secondly, I need to and have already found that academia is a business. I should treat it like a job, otherwise I can not succeed. Next, the most important criteira to evaluate a graduate student is research achievement. And there are some personalities a graduate student should have to be successful in a graduate school, e.g. initiative, tenacity, and flexibility. Besides these, a graudate student should possess of certain skills, like interpersonal skills, organizational skills, communications skills and etc. In addition, choosing advisor and committee members is important as well. After we graduate, how to find a job is also a considerable issue.
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