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am_Unition  ·  3396 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Any other first-year PhD students out there?

This is excellent advice, thank you.

In undergrad, I got shortchanged with a teacher who'd never taught before on a relatively fundamental topic. Guess it's time to jump into the deep end.

My problem is that I'm already researching. I have a poster session and paper due for a conference in December. Classmates will be primarily focused on coursework, which should definitely take priority over research.

I'm skipping an MS and going straight to PhD.