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Academic.

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Academic Overview
59%
average regret rate from live outcomes. Drops significantly over time.
Insight
21
recorded outcomes in this category alone.

The Academic Regret Curve

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switched to manual formatting

online generators were inaccurate

Regret Level2/10

100+ internship applications, zero interviews

Feeling discouraged about career prospects after numerous applications

Regret Level8/10

defended PhD dissertation

successfully defended my PhD

Regret Level1/10

Cried during office hours conversation

Cried during normal conversation, felt emotional, left office

Regret Level8/10

Passed oral defense

Experienced crippling anxiety before passing oral defense

Regret Level1/10

postponing grad school applications

Decided to postpone grad school applications due to health issues

Regret Level2/10

Professor watched p**n during class time on zoom

Professor's actions made me uncomfortable and triggered a migraine

Regret Level10/10

Defended Ph.D. after 4.5 years

Celebrated Ph.D. with supportive community

Regret Level1/10

Withheld correct answer from student

Withheld correct answer, student changed answer, but was still incorrect

Regret Level8/10

joined PhD program

Feel judged and alienated from cohort and department

Regret Level8/10

resolved financial issue

resolved financial issue with uni

Regret Level1/10

Believed in being academically gifted

Afraid of failure, protected ego by not trying

Regret Level8/10

Enrolled in community college data science course

Experienced frustration with instructor's coding style expectations

Regret Level8/10

Standing up for authorship guidelines

My PhD supervisor tried to force himself as a co-author despite no contribution

Regret Level6/10

Finished dissertation

Struggled with dissertation completion, felt unaccomplished

Regret Level5/10

Confronted supervisor about PhD issues

Had a breakdown and argued with supervisor after she proposed new research without consulting me

Regret Level8/10

Dealing with toxic supervisor

Toxic supervisor plagiarized my work and caused harm to my mental health and skills

Regret Level10/10

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

Regret Level10/10

Overpreparing for college Java exam

Got 100% on first Java exam, felt proud and confident

Regret Level1/10

Started PhD

Lost interest in reading books due to academic papers

Regret Level8/10