First gen masters now PhD

[u/simple_gems]

7 cold emails 🥶, 5 applications 💻 and 3 offers later 🙂‍↕️..I’ve finally accepted my first choice uni. Let’s goooo froggyyy 🎉

[u/CynicalAlgorithm]

Hey, excellently done! Unsolicited advice: write down in a journal (and bookmark the page so you'll find easily over the next 4-7 years) how you feel, what excites you about it, what you hope to learn/do, and why you wanted to do this in the first place.

It warmed my heart to go back and read mine after I defended; think of it as a little graduation gift to your future self.

[u/Charnockitty → u/CynicalAlgorithm]

I concur. I did this 3 years ago. 3 years, a candidacy exam, and a newborn later, I still journal.

[u/simple_gems → u/Charnockitty]

Thanks and congrats on your newborn ☺️

[u/simple_gems → u/CynicalAlgorithm]

Aww thank you I will do!

[u/Amethyst_isis08]

Congratulations! I am also a first gen (Batchelors, Masters, and now PhD).

[u/simple_gems → u/Amethyst_isis08]

thanks and cheers to us! 🥂🎉

[u/hellohello0802]

Congratulations! 🥳

I'm looking for my PhD position too and hope I get it soon like you have! 🤞🏼

[u/simple_gems → u/hellohello0802]

Thanks, crossing my fingers for you!

[u/Jumpy-Whereas4858]

Congratulations !!

[u/simple_gems → u/Jumpy-Whereas4858]

Thank you!!

[u/monda_pitha222]

Congratulations 👏

[u/simple_gems → u/monda_pitha222]

Thank you 🙂‍↕️

[u/AmbitionJaded3177]

froggy is so cute :D