HOW TO PASS YOUR PHD QUALIFYING EXAM | Tips on how to prepare + deliver from a Vandy PhD candidate

🧬 Hi! I am Adri Cortee, I am a 4th year Biomedical Sciences PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University. In this video, I share tips on how to pass your PhD qualifying exam.

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🧬 Chapters:
0:00 Beginning
1:22 My qual experience
2:34 Tips for prepping for the qual
6:58 Tips for during the qual
13:04 Final tips

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[s.kulshrestha]

Thankyou so much. Great tips. I have my qualifying exam in 2 days. Hope it goes well🤞

[bhartiparihar]

Hi Adri. I just want to say that your video was more informative and meaningful than any other I came across, which like you said, there isn't much out there. I'm just starting my PhD program this fall and am already thinking about my quals lol. Thanks so much for making and sharing this!

[jasonk.segrest]

Hello! Thank you for the helpful tips. I am taking quals next Fall and preparing myself for it now. You shared some excellent points about active listening, responding with clarity, and sharing the excitement about your project with brilliant people. This made me think about my committee member selection a bit further. Anyway, thanks again for the content.

[nmm]

Honestly this is very very useful. You bring me confidence to tackle this milestone! <3

[leizelmeriales]

Thank u for sharing those very helpful tips!

[JayReneeIAm]

Hey there! I’m also a PhD student (in exam year) at Vandy in the GDR! Great video!

[TyWilson]

I’m a Comm PhD student but this was super helpful as I can apply the oral strategies to my oral exam. It’s in September!

[Breonaleonard]

These are great tips! I’m currently stuck on trying to choose a topic😩

[sashanealand]

what can I do if advisor wont talk aboutt the subject of my dissertation but only personal thingd

[DSScully]

Please discuss the impacts on minority communities, yourself being one, as well as a reflection on the impact of academia on people who have disabilities, and Neurodivergence. Especially Autism, Asperger's Syndrome (yes, please use this diagnosis- it is my specific diagnosis and those of us with Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis are facing extreme discrimination and other minority related hardships because of our disability diagnosis. And it's not really something we can spend money on to get changed when in a PhD program).

So as yourself a minority person, please make a video on navigating the PhD program as a minority and include disabilities and other marginalized community members.

Thank you for your video <3

[lizsemler]

I'm curious how long before your QE did you start meeting with your PI biweekly to to discuss papers? I"m having a really hard time trying to get my PI to give me any feedback. He didn't even read my proposal! I'm also wondering how soon before your exam did you did you start spending 80% of your work day reading and writing. Thanks!

[chemophile]

😅😅😅😅 it’s as easy as eating marshmallows 😋 in Korea.