01 Follow the professor
The road to academic research is very lonely, in addition to leaving early and returning late, the thesis as a companion, and worse is the loneliness of thought. It won't be too hard to find a professor who supports your research, but it's hard to find a professor who is just as passionate about your research industry.
Therefore, all of you students who apply for PH.D., read the personal resume of the professor in advance, and it is very critical to investigate the professor's research orientation, which is a commitment to both you and the professor, as if "before marriage, it is necessary to find out that each other's three views must be consistent."
Based on the reading of the article professor's thesis, consider the degree of match with your own research. Otherwise, the professor who does not match can only enhance the sense of depression in the whole process of your doctoral examination, and finally be tired and helpless.
02 Care more about industry magazines and periodicals
If you want to do the content of the bachelor's degree program and successfully obtain the doctorate title, you must publish the content of the article based on the same industry review. Therefore, it is proposed that you gradually write papers in the graduate school stage. On the one hand, it is necessary to have a certain total, and on the other hand, it is necessary to hone the writing method of papers and shape the habits of serious and meticulous academic research.
In addition, everyone must look at academic journals and periodicals to grasp the future development of the discipline, in case the research of the thesis topic written has been confirmed as early as two years ago, then it is too embarrassing.
03 Summarize their own research progress
To all students who want to apply for a doctorate and have already studied for a doctoral degree, due to the long study time of the British doctorate, many students lose themselves when they read.
It is best for everyone to take the half year as the deadline, summarize their own research results and progress once every six months, see if they are still on the clear track, if you notice that you have deviated from the channel, you must return to normalcy as soon as possible.
04 Flexible use of public libraries
The school library not only contains books, but also has many completely free research and creative personal studios.
If you learn how to properly cite the literature format and its reasonable creative file format in the early stages of your doctorate, it will be beneficial to your rapid and stronger academic research work, and the headache area will be much lower in the future.
05 Academic scholarships are there, positive points
For these people with good grades and high grade points, they should not only want to become excellent students or honorary students, in addition to this honorary "title", most institutions will give academic scholarships and scientific research stock funds for doctorates.
For example, kappa omicron nu, phi kappa phi, and phi beta kappa give doctoral scholarships that have published article content, ranging from $2,000 to $20,000.
06 Speak more at the conference
Reporting at the corresponding industry conference is an excellent opportunity for doctoral students to meet the industry gods, and professors often encourage doctors to speak more, which can hone the speech skills of doctoral students and help growth.
However, such conferences usually have no remuneration, and in addition to self-paying rent and car fares, many conferences also stipulate that you pay the registration fee, naturally most of the conferences are for the exchange of young volunteers, reviewers to avoid the application for registration costs, the actual want you to explore more.
07 Three professional skills: reading articles, creating, and social media
If you're a graduate student, you're likely to just look at a detailed description of a paper in a minute or two to make it clear if it's worth spending more time reading in depth. In the Doctoral Session, you have to spend a lot of time reading articles with technical references, and if your reading speed is slow, then you need speed up!
For study abroad students, they don't have to feel that the higher their toefl and gre/gmat scores, the easier they can win their doctoral dissertations! Academic research papers have almost strict rules on the seriousness and wording of language expressions, and if your writing level is not ok, you probably do have to tutor one-on-one.
The daily life and research of graduate/doctoral students is not "self-contained", but "six ways to see, ears to listen to the eight directions", social media is also very critical for undergraduate and doctoral students. You can meet the gods of all walks of life on a variety of thematic activities, and they will have a lot of assistance for your research and student employment.
08 Notice what are your name extensions?
When a trainee gradually pursues a doctoral degree, he is only considered a "doctoral student" who is considered to be a "doctoral student" and becomes a doctoral candidate when he conducts all the course content and takes the qualification exam according to the vocational qualification examination.
PhD candidates who have defended their dissertation but have not submitted a dissertation can write the generic name of the university title on their academic research qualification details plus abd (all but dissertation, not yet owed thesis), such as ph.d. (abd), indicating that they will have doctoral experience, so the technical term "abd" should be used carefully.
"p.s." Friendship reminder: If there are students who quit halfway, or can not according to the doctoral professional qualification examination, some are issued masters, some are divorced and do not leave home, the actual need to see what new projects.
09 Broaden the horizon of one's own publication
In essence, the doctoral study process is a whole process of preparing in advance to become an authoritative expert in a research industry, but it does not mean that doctoral students only have to submit articles to top journals.
After all, the total number of top journals is very small, fully consider how to get a large number of readers, you can also submit articles in some alternative publications, such as practitioner magazines, academic journals or newspapers, etc., sometimes the number of readers in this area may exceed the total number of readers in your previous publications.
10 Do a good job of career development planning very early
Remember that from the moment you enter the school, you need to take into account the future career development plan. Postdoc? Senior professional and technical personnel of the enterprise or tenured professors, research organizations?
If you're looking to invest lifelong money in higher vocational education, consider the location of your new PhD program, which tends to attract attention from other research organizations and very few PhDs (with the exception of some technical professional assistance staff and professors).
Therefore, whether it is hired as a lifelong professor by a university, there is a relatively relaxed academic research atmosphere, or go to some enterprises to work, get a high yield, or go to junior high school To build a moral tree... At the end of the school, there is a certain overall plan.
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