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r/PhD
174k members
r/PhD is a subreddit with 174k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has crazy activity.
A subreddit dedicated to PhDs.
Popular Themes in r/PhD
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Just defended my PhD. I feel nothing but anger."
48 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How do you cite this paper?"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Does anyone have AI alternatives to NVivo for thematic analysis?"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "American Psychological Association thinks a fresh PhD is only worth $61K"
3 posts
#5
News
: "BU suspends admissions to humanities, other Ph.D. programs"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PhD
#1
Phd
: "Any other social science Phd noticing an interesting trend on social media?"
114 posts
#2
Research
: "How do I do Research? All I do is create PhD memes. "
21 posts
#3
Advisor
: "Don't be a pick me girl (or boy) when it comes to choosing your Advisor"
14 posts
#4
Academic
: "I hate the “elitism” of academia. Went to a lower ranking and people assumed I was rejected by other schools. "
12 posts
#5
Defense
: "Committee member forgot to show up for my Defense"
10 posts
#6
Supervisor
: "My Supervisor Refuses to Grant Me a 3-Day Leave for Family Marriage, Even After Completing 3 Papers, Including One Published"
4 posts
#7
Age
: "Begging the mods to ban Age posts 🙏🏻"
4 posts
#8
Accepted
: "Just got Accepted!"
4 posts
#9
Reviewer
: "External Reviewer thinks PhD thesis is unpublishable"
3 posts
#10
Burnout
: "Burnout after finishing your PhD is to be expected"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/PhD
Daily
+242 members(0.1%)
Monthly
+8k members(4.7%)
Yearly
+61k members(54.0%)
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