During thesis writing

So the rumors I heard in the first week of my grad school are true!

 

It's in your head. Supervisors are walking angels......*




* To be continued.

 

My professors would say:

"Its part of the program."

"No pain no gain."

"Builds character."

"Tears wash the face and cleans out your pores."

"Sobbing opens up the airways."

 

well... you're almost out... since its your thesis. think of it that way, and it doesn't seem so bad!

 

yeah, its the new grad students that need to whine. first other classes, then jackson, then some other classes, then research, then the thesis... damn makes me want to just go to sleep already.

 

Of course. Advisers gain their tremendous powers from the tears of students.

 

Much better to have a strict thesis advisor with high expectations and well thought out goals than one who doesn't set any specific goals for you, expecting you to basically guide yourself with guesses down the road..

The example quotes you listed would only make a sensitive baby cry. However, any advisor trying to make you cry on purpose is unprofessional and a sick person.

 

Really? What happens when you need to come up with your own ideas or set your own goals?

 

That's when you become the adviser.

 

That's science for you!