can you feel pressure as a doctoral student?

China
November 22, 2007 9:15am CST
Can you feel pressure and challanges as a doctroal student?I do ,so do many people.With the improvement of the academic level and competition of the society,our doctoral student face three main challenges:speciality competition,expand your research field and complete your doctoral paper. The first challenge is speciality competition,if you want to keep ahead in the international or domestic,you must the ability to grasp the laest informationin the first time. The second is expand your research field. The third and the most important challenge are accomplishing our doctoral paper. In conclusion,as a doctoral student ,we must require ouselives strictly,improve our overall quality and specility competition level ,otherwise,we would be backward or even be eliminated in our research field. what's your opinion?Do you agree with me ?
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@Aiding (15)
• Philippines
22 Nov 07
I just finish my doctoral degree. Indeed, it pressured me a lot but at the same I was enjoying. Well, it's a matter of prioritizing things but not depriving yourself of recreation that you use to do. After that experience I still have this question of "what then?" Can I bring this degree when I die or can this degree save me on judgment day(if you believe there is). What I can say is just enjoy what you are doing and to lessen the pressure, don't think of competition but that you do it because its doable, you are capable, and foremost you want it. Good luck and congratulations in advance.