r/GradSchool
944k members
r/GradSchool is a subreddit with 944k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, thesis, program, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review portfolio website, audio software, and tablet.
Discussion forum for current, past, and future students of any discipline completing post-graduate studies - taught or research.
Popular Themes in r/GradSchool
#1
Advice Requests
: "Does undergraduate prestige matter more than PhD prestige in Western countries"
42 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Post Masters Thesis Sadness"
9 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Private loans or continue working?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/GradSchool
#1
Struggling
72 posts
#2
Looking For
62 posts
#3
Thesis
16 posts
#4
Program
15 posts
#5
Hate
15 posts
#6
Masters
14 posts
#7
Advice
10 posts
#8
Grad School
8 posts
#9
Degree
5 posts
#10
Software
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/GradSchool
Portfolio Website
9 reviews
#1
GitHub
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Google
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Squarespace
4.0★ from 1 review
Audio Software
7 reviews
#1
Moon Reader
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Adobe
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Audiobooks
5.0★ from 1 review
Tablet
4 reviews
#1
Apple
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Samsung
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Remarkable
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/GradSchool
#1
Admissions & Applications
: "What do I do about my references if the only professor in my major wanted everyone to fail?"
23 posts
#2
Academics
: "Froze during my MS thesis defense presentation, how damned I am on a scale of 1-10?"
19 posts
#3
Health & Work/Life Balance
: "Post Masters Thesis Sadness"
17 posts
#4
Professional
: "I failed."
7 posts
#5
Research
: "How do I find a research topic? It's only the 3rd week and I feel lost."
5 posts
#6
Megathread
: "Weekly Megathread - AI in Grad School"
3 posts
#7
Finance
: "i might have to drop out of grad school"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/GradSchool
Yearly
+33k members(3.6%)
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Last updated: September 4, 2026