Day 78: The Qualifying Exam

It never occurred to me that this was unique to the American higher education system. However, when I was having a conversation with an overseas collaborator at the Bristol Robotics Lab in the UK, I got a confused response when I mentioned I was getting ready to do my qualifier.

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November 5, 2019 | Categories: 365 Days of Academia - Year one | Tags: communication, daily routine, Education, exam, lifestyle, organization, PhD, school, SciComm, science, STEM, work | Leave a comment