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4204825 No.4204825 [Reply] [Original]

sup sci. in less than two weeks i have to take my phd generals. i don't think there's any reasonable expectation that i'll pass, unless i get stupid-lucky and my examiners ask me about a tiny subset of stuff i'm boss at.


stress. so much stress.

>> No.4204833

sorry to hear bro.

>> No.4204862

love that man! wernher for the win!

>> No.4204865

>>4204833
thanks.

sigh.

>> No.4204875

>>4204865
what exactly happens if you fail? also, what is the exam like? is it written or what

>> No.4204891

>>4204875
well you do get two chances, should you fail. if you fail both, you are kicked out of the phd program.

the exam is purely oral, behind closed doors. very binary. i pass or i do not.

>> No.4204904

>>4204891
scary

>> No.4204921

gl man. will pray for you

>> No.4204926

>>4204904
>>4204921
thanks homies.

>> No.4204937

what do you study?

>> No.4204940

>>4204937
fluid mechanics and applied mathematics.

>> No.4204943

are you that guy who comes here and says "ask a rocket science phd student anything"?

>> No.4204944

>>4204940
what the fuck kind of oral questions can you ask then?

>> No.4204946

>>4204943
yes.
>>4204944
um what? they're the examiners, not me.

>> No.4204957

>>4204946
looks like you aren't going to be a "rocket science phd student" much longer.

now your threads will have to be "ask a failed rocket science phd student anything"

>> No.4204991

>>4204957
better than "anonymous GED retard"

>> No.4204996

>>4204991
why so butthurt?

>> No.4205000

>>4204996
i aint lol. im just sayin op is 10x more accomplished than you

>> No.4205011

>>4205000
pretty sure you and op are on an the same. i can tell by your false sense of entitlement while on the verge of failure.

>> No.4205017

>>4205011
good detective work. did mcdonalds hire you for that skill set?

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4205021

>fluid mechanics
>a hard biology

>> No.4205023

>>4205017
no, but moot gives me ban immunity as long as i troll retards such as yourself.

>> No.4205026

>>4205023
you are a based god

>> No.4205075

Hey op, I just took my phd general exams a few weeks ago (materials science).

Mine were also purely oral examinations. I was was pretty anxious going in, but it ended up going smoothly. The best advice I can give is to study what you feel you're weak in, since you have a limited amount of time. Get a good night's sleep before hand, and try keep yourself calm even if you get asked a problem you have no idea how to start. Just talk yourself through it.

Good luck.

>> No.4205115

Good luck OP, you're not fucked dude, orals are much easier than written candidacy exams -- I know because I've undergone both -- just skim over everything you have (books, papers, notes) as a refresher, and it helps (yes) to talk to yourself.

>> No.4205136

good luck big mate

>> No.4205145

Hey OP, what did you do your undergrad and Master's in?

>> No.4205159

Aerospace eng. guy? Is that you?