r/GradSchool
940k members
r/GradSchool is a subreddit with 940k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, program, thesis, and masters, 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
: "How do you stop falling down the research paper rabbit hole?"
33 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Failed Thesis Defense. What now?"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Admitted to a Master's in Spain but need urgent institutional funding/scholarship to escape Gaza. Only 9 days left."
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Just graduated! What should I use my student discount for before my student email account is removed?"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Looking for thesis ideas in robotics"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/GradSchool
#1
Struggling
76 posts
#2
Looking For
63 posts
#3
Program
16 posts
#4
Thesis
16 posts
#5
Masters
15 posts
#6
Advice
15 posts
#7
Hate
15 posts
#8
Grad School
8 posts
#9
Phd
7 posts
#10
Degree
6 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
: "declining after accepting"
22 posts
#2
Health & Work/Life Balance
: "Are you guys actually doing 60+ hr work weeks?"
20 posts
#3
Academics
: "Grad students, what small first-year mistake caused you the most stress later?"
19 posts
#4
Research
: "Failed Thesis Defense. What now?"
12 posts
#5
Finance
: "Accepted to a Psychology PhD program that I can’t afford"
7 posts
#6
Megathread
: "Weekly Megathread - AI in Grad School"
5 posts
#7
Fun & Humour
: "What is the word you use over & over in academic writing? i can't stop using the word ameliorate. it's just so good."
4 posts
#8
News
: "Thinking about grad school? New federal rules cap how much students can take out in loans"
1 post
#9
Professional
: "Is doing an unrelated master's, after working a few years, just because of interest reasonable?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/GradSchool
Yearly
+31k members(3.4%)
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Last updated: July 20, 2026