hardest year in phd program? « XJMR (2024)

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1. Economist
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   format:

   - what <b>year</b> you're in now (or if you have your PhD, where you work: e.g., top 50 liberal arts, world bank, private)
   - are you currently on the <b>job market</b>?
   - finally, which year was the <b>hardest</b>?

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2. Economist
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   OP no good?

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3. Economist
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   OP no good?

   yeah oh well

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4. Economist
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   I will not provide further personal information, but year 1, of course, is the hardest.

   format:
   - what <b>year</b> you're in now (or if you have your PhD, where you work: e.g., top 50 liberal arts, world bank, private)
   - are you currently on the <b>job market</b>?
   - finally, which year was the <b>hardest</b>?

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   See Also

   How Hard Is a PhD? What You Should Know Before Starting

5. Economist
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   It depends: if by the 3rd year you have a viable idea, then the 1st year of Phd is the hardest.

   If no workable idea by the 3rd year, then 4th year is the hardest.

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6. Economist
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   I'm on the job market. The 1st, 3rd or 4th and job market years are hard in different ways. The first year is the hardest in terms of material, a lot of people (including myself) hit a point their 3rd or 4th year that is psychologically hard to get through because it seems uncertain if any of your ideas will ever come through. In the job market year, it's hard throwing your fate out and waiting. But during the job market, it's easier to adjust your attitude to overcome it than it is in the 3rd or 4th year hump.

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7. Economist
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   7th

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8. Economist
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   ^totally

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9. Economist
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   4th year here. I mostly agree with ^^^. "Psychologically hard" is a good way to describe 3rd-4th year. 1st year is way overhyped in terms of difficulty/unpleasantness (not that it didn't suck, but the stories are exaggerated).

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10. Economist
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    First year is by far the hardest. The job market year will be second hardest.

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