Writing a dissertation is humbling (Dennice, 2026).
2026-07-10 01:24:37
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FIexecution, Ph.D. :
I spent copious amounts of time outlining and planning mine so I could write like the wind. I was writing 10-15 pages per day and basically spent 2 weeks straight writing and now my 205(ish) page dissertation is in the school library yeehaw. It was awful
2026-07-09 18:44:38
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Frances :
And the writing is denser. You have to say SOMETHING with every single sentence. There’s no room for fluff.
2026-07-09 16:15:17
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Dr. V | PhD :
it hit me during my masters. one day I read 1500 pages of articles only to discover at the end that it was effectively a dead end and I couldn't use any of it.
2026-07-09 11:10:17
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I'm just here to watch videos :
Undergrad is elementary compared to writing a capstone. 😩
2026-07-10 01:03:00
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Shonnie ♡ :
I admire anyone who gets their PhD. 😩 The masters is about to drive me up the wall 😭
2026-07-10 22:51:08
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🦋Dr. T :
and when he said you have to CITE EVERYTHING....you better cite EVERYTHING 😩
2026-07-09 23:52:29
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Kai 🇺🇸 :
I respect PhD people because hell naw 😭 my 5 sources is correct
2026-07-09 04:21:53
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K :
Wait until you spend four days on a footnote
2026-07-09 16:35:04
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Karin :
And don’t mention experimental design, data collection, data cleaning, preprocessing, analytics, post processing, interpreting, ………
2026-07-09 14:22:56
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usernamed.reese :
I have been writing consistently for four months and am only at 126 pages. Also, PhD Dissertations are NOT the same as Capstones (PhD candidate, 2026). 😩
2026-07-11 03:10:32
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BB Peach :
Having professional editors really amplifies your writing. My university offered a dissertation workshop with professional editors. The course was so well worth it.
2026-07-09 15:12:26
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W1dafulone :
I got 265 pages of imposter syndrome
2026-07-10 10:25:34
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truculent_spoon :
Heavy on the citation after every sentence. AM I NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW ANYTHING MYSELF?? MUST I FIND SOMEONE ELSE WHO SAID IT??
2026-07-10 14:21:50
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🏳️🌈Dr. Coffee and Chaos :
not only do you need a source for everything, you need DIFFERENT sources for everything to provide higher credibility. I took a full week of PTO to write my lit review section. every day, 10-12 hours straight. so much crying
2026-07-09 14:38:45
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🗣️{💀💀💀} :
as a master BSer who coasted through HS and undergrad on my ability to BS my way through papers - you can't just BS a dissertation. he's a thousand percent right that it's a totally different beast.
2026-07-09 16:43:43
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Peep :
Every single sentence is a literal paper that you have to read and understand and summarize and paraphrase make sure that you did not plagiarize and and and also joining chain links to make a whole story.
2026-07-10 13:35:11
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Michelle, EdS :
nothing quite like reading 3 articles and coming away with a single sentence. I wrote an entire paragraph this week and I celebrated 🤣
2026-07-10 04:57:23
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127KevinMae :
10h for 4 pages is very impressive
2026-07-09 23:03:49
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Simphannie :
Knocked mine out in a weekend. 20 years ago. 441 pages with data analysis. Graduated in 3.5 years.
2026-07-11 07:48:07
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puppiesanddegrees :
Writing mine and I realize I know nothing .
2026-07-10 14:29:34
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A B :
And you wait until you have to write the exact same section all over again. I’m convinced that a PhD is more about endurance and tenacity and less about knowledge and insight.
2026-07-10 03:37:29
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Rachel :
I defend my proposal next Friday, so I took the entire week off to prepare. My username isn’t CryingInAPA for nothing!
2026-07-09 21:20:07
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Cocoa_Nina :
I think I was having out-of-body experiences at one point. 🤦🏾♀️In fact, I emailed my chair about it, and he sent me a thumbs up emoji. 😂
2026-07-09 17:59:42
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Dorothy :
That’s exactly why I’m going to medical school instead of getting a PhD🤗
2026-07-10 05:43:32
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