by Dr. Rachna Jain | Dissertation Feedback
It seems to be a misconception among dissertators that receiving feedback means your work is horrible. Yes, of course, when you’ve put your heart, and sweat, and tears into a project and then get it returned to you with red marks and question marks, you’re...
by Dr. Rachna Jain | Dissertation Feedback
Practice getting feedback often- it wonât be so shocking and upsetting. Often, graduate students complete large sections of work before turning these in for feedback or comments. This, unfortunately, can lead to a vicious cycle of delaying feedback, feeling...
by Dr. Rachna Jain | Advisor Relationships, Dissertation Feedback
Today, I found out that someone had said some unkind (and untrue) comments about me to another person. This upset me, and required that I find a way to deal with this, fast, so that it wouldn’t take over my whole day and ruin it (especially because the day has...