20 PhD students reveal what a PhD is REALLY like

Hey guys, I want to try an experiment - a couple of people in the comments have raised the (very good) point that the people I interviewed in this video were mostly doing their PhD at Cambridge. Not exactly representative of all the different PhD experiences people might be having at different places! So I was thinking to make a similar video, but this time telling the story of a much wider group of PhD students from all across the world. 🗺 If you're interested in participating, feel free to fill out this google form here: 👉 forms.gle/y2cn8imVyWcZW2o49 😃 Don't know if this will work, but would be pretty cool if the internet managed to pull it off, and we share the stories from people around the wor

As a PhD student + an international student where I am studying, it can be hard sometimes, especially when my one goal is to work and live here after my thesis. Sometimes it feels overwhelming but I tell myself that I am on the right path. For anyone reading who is in a similar situation as me, I wish us the best of luck and I hope you can also take care of yourself.

My own boss told me “Eight hours must be enough. If you can’t manage to achieve something in 8 hours, you are doing something wrong” and I agree with him.

Authentic and heartfelt responses to questions every potential PhD student should be asking. Love it !

These lovely PhD students have a very different experience than I do in my PhD work. My work is mainly online and alone. I must extend myself to socialize and interact with others in the same situation. I would love the Cambridge experience, but I am also quite excited to continue my PhD journey. Best wishes to everyone embarking on this journey!

Nice to see all these heartfelt and varying perspective on the PhD life. I'm about to start mine this year, hope I can be as chill as these folks 😄

Super helpful! Nice to see a variety of academic disciplines represented. I'd love to see more from your channel!

Great Video!! As an undergraduate trying to pursue research and get into a postgrad program this video eradicated the self doubt I had. :)

Excellent video! I could really relate to many points, even though for sure this is not a representative sample. Sometimes you simply wonder how people have courage to continue. Everyone has a unique experience, but for me it is totally worth it.

I'm just about to start my PhD and the content of this video was really good and relatable, so yeah, kudos and I hope you make more content like this soon! I just subscribed to your channel as well! :)

Wow this video just motivated me! Thank you

ahhhh so good! Thank you for sharing😊

I haven't watched the whole video, but the segments I saw reminded me of my overseas PhD days in the US. I can't begin to thank my friends enough for everything. The only thing I regret was not visiting Latin America beyond that one trip to Mexico.

The Chinese PhD and post-doctoral students are the only ones I've seen that work 20 hour days. I don't quite believe that guy. Thank you.

Each day 8 hours of honest hard work including study, 8 hours of sleep and 8 hours of family, friends, health and wellbeing meaning 8+8+8=24 hours! Perfect!

Tysm for the video!

"Some days none, other days 48".... same girl. Sometimes my "motor" keeps running, other days it just wouldn't start up.

Great video editing! I’d be curious to see what these students had to say in a few years about how they’re using their PhD and how it helped them transition further into academia or into the industry of their choosing.

Dear god, I clicked this video being pessimistic, but it's one of the most positive videos about phd I have ever seen❤

great video mate thank you for the effort put in