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gliagirlphd · 2 years
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I am in the lab sipping test tube substances and critiquing them like fine wine
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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my gravestone inscription is going to be a QR code that links to my google scholars page
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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07/26/2021 | Still in the middle of office room makeover but the work never stops! 
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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 I am super stoked for this summer adventure in research! 
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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About Plagiarism in the Studyblr Community
So here’s the thing. 
It takes, like, no effort to take a photo of your desk, of your notes. At the end of the day, that takes like thirty seconds and a few minutes in VSCO. 
But by stealing somebody else’s photo, and reposting it and claiming it as your own, what you’re doing is negating the context of the photo. The hours of hard work it took to write that essay, or make that mind-map, or to tick every last item off that bullet journal to-do list. You’re denying people - whose story, whose strife, you don’t know - that little bit of pride and satisfaction that comes from somebody else acknowledging their hard work with a reblog or like. You can’t tell, with just a photo, that the poster overcame a panic attack in the morning to kick ass and finish that giant stack of reading, or that someone going through a really bad breakup still managed to drag himself out of bed and force himself to work. 
At the end of the day, a photo’s a photo. And while technically it’s theft, in the grand scheme of things it means fuck all. But what angers me is somebody else having the audacity to trivialise the actual blood, sweat and tears that went into making the photo happen. This community is supposed to be about supporting one another, applauding each other’s achievements (whether that’s a fantastic grade or just getting out of bed), and encouraging a nurturing environment where people want to share their hard work. But by stealing photos, you’re doing none of those things. You’re denying someone who has worked their ass off that little bit of credit, in the form of a like or reblog, that they deserve. You’re turning a community about support and admiration into a popularity contest you can’t even be bothered enough to contribute to, so you just steal someone else’s work.
I can’t even wrap my head around what photo thieves get from the reblogs, likes and followers that result from posting a stolen photo - how can you get any validation knowing full well you didn’t work at all for that photo? The very satisfaction of notes comes from the fact you worked hard for that photo, surely? So no, I can’t comprehend how sad and empty someone’s life must be if acknowledgement of someone else’s work is validation enough for you. 
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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after staring at several shades of different whites and “greige” for the past three weeks (seriously why is picking a wall color one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made?), i said fuck it and just picked a random color. fingers crossed it turns out decent. 
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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😎 = "The intimidating mutual"
OMG, I never realized that I came off as intimidating to people! I like to think I'm an easy going individual in person hahaa.
tell me what mutual I am
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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18.08.20 / the sun rising on my all-nighter. i’ve got a list of errands to run today but after today, everything should be ironed out. just need to get through today!! hbu? i hope you’re doing okay. take care ♡
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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A Note on “Weeder Courses”
Is your first year gen-ed (general education) course really hard for absolutely no reason? Or perhaps it’s an early course in your major that’s required for the rest of the degree. Maybe the homework is really hard to get through or the exams are just brutal. You might be in a “weeder course.”
Generally weeder courses are introductory level; the STEM field gen-eds are notorious for this. The thought process from an administrative level is to make these courses very difficult and challenging to vet out students who can’t hack it. They do it with the intro level courses to serve as a warning for students who might want to major in something, but aren’t ready for how rigorous the degree actually is. 
Now I have my own thoughts on that mindset but what I want to stress that these courses are designed to be difficult. You’re not making it up in your mind; they are designed to feel like hell. 
Personal anecdote: I got my undergrad degree in literal rocket science from a “name” university. In my first year I failed physics I, the very course that is the basis for the rest of your physics education. I nearly failed it again the second time I took it, passing by the skin of my teeth. Despite the material being more difficult, I found my calculus 4 course easier than my calculus 1 course.
And that was because, as I found out from an upperclassman years later, those intro courses were designed as weeder courses. They taught the material yes, but their primary function was to act as a buffer to students who the administration see as lacking the discipline to follow through on a major in that field.
My advice? If it is a field or major you love, do not let your performance in these classes stop you.
I cannot stress this enough: if you love the field and the major and the subject, don’t let terribly designed classes stop you. I worked as a peer advisor my senior year and I had these brilliant first and second year students come up to me and tell me that they were struggling in an intro level course, wondering if they should drop out of a major they genuinely loved because they felt like they weren’t smart enough. Every single one of them was smart enough. 
You are smart enough. You can and will get through it. 
Some advice of a more practical nature under the cut:
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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13/5/21
Mornings filled with literature! Currently reading "Maria Stuart" by Friedrich Schiller for my German class while enjoying a cup of tea. Although it's "old German language" I can totally immerse myself in the drama.
Feel free to use my tag#voyagenotes ✨
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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it’s absolutely gorgeous outside - blue skies! sunshine! not a cloud to be seen! - but my desk is its own perfect brand of moody and marvelous while the sun shines on the opposite side of our little house
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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IT’S BACK: PhD ALIGNMENT CHART: PANDEMIC EDITION. ORIGINAL HERE. YOU KNOW THE DRILL.
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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07.05.21// really really missing coffee shops! I’ve started on my “Pepe Silvia” wall for my thesis, with sticky notes galore. I am totally surrounded by my studies at this point and I’m not totally mad about it! Here’s to 7 more weeks before I have to be finished!
IG: flatneedledistillery
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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May 06 2021 | Who knew having a new keyboard could make me so happy? May it serve me well, for my master thesis is due in 6 months. 
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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Wednesday, 5th May 2021
Some more flashcards! I have to say, actually writing something makes me feel much more productive when revising (even if I still can’t remember half of this lol)
🎵 Wish I Were Born In Beverly Hills - Alice Cooper
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gliagirlphd · 3 years
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The Scientific Method
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