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The Academic Regret Curve
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switched to manual formatting
online generators were inaccurate
100+ internship applications, zero interviews
Feeling discouraged about career prospects after numerous applications
defended PhD dissertation
successfully defended my PhD
Cried during office hours conversation
Cried during normal conversation, felt emotional, left office
Passed oral defense
Experienced crippling anxiety before passing oral defense
postponing grad school applications
Decided to postpone grad school applications due to health issues
Professor watched p**n during class time on zoom
Professor's actions made me uncomfortable and triggered a migraine
Defended Ph.D. after 4.5 years
Celebrated Ph.D. with supportive community
Withheld correct answer from student
Withheld correct answer, student changed answer, but was still incorrect
joined PhD program
Feel judged and alienated from cohort and department
resolved financial issue
resolved financial issue with uni
Believed in being academically gifted
Afraid of failure, protected ego by not trying
Enrolled in community college data science course
Experienced frustration with instructor's coding style expectations
Standing up for authorship guidelines
My PhD supervisor tried to force himself as a co-author despite no contribution
Finished dissertation
Struggled with dissertation completion, felt unaccomplished
Confronted supervisor about PhD issues
Had a breakdown and argued with supervisor after she proposed new research without consulting me
Dealing with toxic supervisor
Toxic supervisor plagiarized my work and caused harm to my mental health and skills
Failed class for something I didn't do
I'm still failed in a class I didn't cheat in, despite proof of my innocence
Overpreparing for college Java exam
Got 100% on first Java exam, felt proud and confident
Started PhD
Lost interest in reading books due to academic papers