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r/PhD
209k members
r/PhD is a subreddit with 209k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has crazy activity.
The goal of this community is to support PhD seekers and holders globally, fostering a thoughtful space for shared experiences, challenges, and growth. We aim to create a space for those navigating the journey of a PhD, offering support and insight from those who have been through it
Popular Themes in r/PhD
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I feel like I'm being harassed by another PhD student"
16 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "3rd year Korean PhD student in the US and wondering if I made a mistake"
12 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Mendeley Cite is just malware - other options?"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "What tool do you wish existed to make your research/PhD life easier?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "How is anyone affording postdoc positions?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PhD
#1
Phd
: "I feel like I'm being harassed by another Phd student"
116 posts
#2
Advice
: "To those who are put-together, productive, and comfortable with themselves: do you have any Advice?"
30 posts
#3
Research
: "Are there really that many PhD students who "truly love" Research?"
28 posts
#4
Feeling
: "Feeling depressed due to job prospects"
12 posts
#5
Career
: "To those who are put-together, productive, and comfortable with themselves: do you have any advice?"
12 posts
#6
Supervisor
: "Overheard my Supervisor call me “incompetent” for a PhD"
11 posts
#7
Thesis
: "Anyone else ended up with a 'hodge podge' Thesis? How did you address it?"
10 posts
#8
Writing
: "Dreaded by the Writing paper. Any tips?"
8 posts
#9
Life
: "Studying for Quals, but the Life I Was Building Is Gone"
7 posts
#10
Anxiety
: "Choosing to enroll in a PhD was the worst decision of my life, all I got was only suffering, depression, Anxiety, gastritis"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/PhD
Yearly
+66k members(45.9%)
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