PhD Student Stories | I Failed my Qual Exam
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Hi all! Welcome to my channel! My name is Ivonne and I'm a second-year Ph.D. student in Public Health and Health Policy.
It's storytime! On today's Ph.D. Student Stories, I talk about failing my qualifying exam! In short, it sucks! But watch for more details.
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Thanks for sharing! I just took my qualifying exams. I did pass, but it felt more like a mercy passing. Some of the professors were doubtful about my abilities and questioned my desire to study my field. I think it's so important to share stories where everything isn't always perfect or smooth sailing. It's especially crucial for POCs to see setbacks and perseverance. Failing is normal and part of life. I wish you the best and know that you got this on round two! I also love your hair :)
Thank you for sharing and congrats on passing! You earned it no matter that your professors say. I had a conversation with an admin who i admire at my school and she thinks that the culture of academic needs to change especially if we want to see more racial diversity. Just because academics before us struggled and were put through the ringer doesn’t mean we need to or that we even should! That doesn’t make them better scholars! Thank you for your well wishes and for the compliment. It looks very different now 🤣
@@justcallmeivonne Thanks! I appreciate that. Absolutely! I sometimes feel like academia can be toxic.
I am so glad that I found your video last night. My QE result came out yesterday and I failed it, which made me feel like I am so lonely and useless and hard to grasp the idea that I might not be able to continue doing what I like in this program if I fail the second try. My second exam will be in two months, and I hope I can bounce back soon.
I’m so sorry that your exam didn’t turn out the way that you wanted but i promise that you are not alone! Remember that this is just a test and not a judgement on your intellect or character. You are valuable no matter how this turns out. Thanks for watching and I’m so glad my video helped you feel less alone 🖤
Thank you so much for this video. I recently failed and felt like the biggest loser in the world. Even though my parents told me they’re perfectly ok with it, I just cant help feeling bad. Maybe it just wasnt meant to be. I am not even sure I even want to attempt the second try. I can still continue doing science with a masters. But im so happy to see you talk about it and I truly need a friend who knows what this feels like.
I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve failed your exam. I know how difficult it can be to feel secure, empowered, and like you belong. I know this comment is coming months later (i was on a mental health break) but i hope that you’re feeling better about the whole situation. Sending you a big virtual hug! ❤️
Hi Ivonne! Found your channel through this video. Thank you so much for being so vulnerable and honest. This is a super powerful video and I'm sure so many other grad students will find comfort in your sharing.
I know that you'll push through this and your thought process is already foreshadowing future success!! Excited to watch you grow ❤️
Thank you so much! I try my best to share all parts of the journey, the good and the bad because i know I’m not the only one that will go through this.
I wish I saw this during my PhD program. They are absolutely gatekeeping tactics, I’ve had colleagues admit that to me. I’m lucky enough to have passed them but they were in no way correlated with my academic career except that they were required.
I’m so glad that you passed so as not to add another stress. But yes, such a gatekeeping tactic. Thank you for watching!
I take my qualifying exam at the end of this year and I am very anxious and nervous about it. One week of exams, 8 hour days for each day of just writing and we're not allowed to have any resources with us, I have no idea how I will pass it when it comes up. Good luck, you got this!
Wow! I’m finding that these exams do a lot of mental harm to students as they are so unnecessarily difficult. I don’t know you but i know that you can pass this exam! But remember that this is just one exam and doesn’t determine your intelligence or that worth! You can do it!!!
Did you pass?
I did! I recorded another video on the changes that i made to pass. Check it out!
@@justcallmeivonne That is awesome! Congrats! I just started this channel to also document my academic journey. If you can give me a shout out in one of your videos I would greatly appreciate. Best of luck with the rest of your PhD and the job market.
Can you make a vlog about how is the qualification exam in general? And also how you handle being a TA and studying your classes?
Hi there! Thank you so much for the video ideas! I took a bit of a break (that’s why there’s a delay in responding. Sorry about that!) so I’ll definitely add this to my list. I also talk about balancing teaching and classes in some of my planner videos, if you want to check those out. But I’ll definitely do a sit down about it!
omg i wished i should have found u long back. Im going to write my final attempt of QE in 3 days. I failed in my QE in Dec 21. I felt so hurt with the results. TBH, I really don't have why. I got 91% overall in my course work and I got advice from my seniors and prepared well for the exam still. i failed. i unfortunately, i got at the transition of dept administration. seems the new admin director's style nd demands is totally different. aw. i failed i couldnt go through that phase. i moved to fare away somewhere at the southern taiwan. live alone and lonely life. I feel so scared to take exam the follwing yr,. and i postponded it to now. I still feel so nervous. but after I watched ur video i feel better. its ok even something worse happen i could still try to pursue my passion. afterall i sacrifice evrything for this phd. I lost my love nd moved away from familiar home and faced lot of discrimination. yet i dont wanna give up. I wanna keep move forward. Thanks for the video again. with love Ash from Taipei.
Thank you so much Ash for sharing your story. And I’m sorry for the delay in my response. I was taking a break for my mental health and i am just coming back. I hope that your retake went successfully and that you’re feeling confident about moving forward. But even if that didn’t happen, just remember that these tests and this degree does not reflect you or your value as a person! You are valuable and worthy with or without a degree!
We’re in this together. Don’t give up!
We’re definitely in this together 💪🏾 Though sometimes i want to give up, i definitely will keep pushing!
You can do it again. Believe in yourself and will definitely get it. Supplicate and pray to Allah and will assist and help you.
delayed success
It definitely is! Thanks for the kind words.
My qual exam starts in mid July. I'm real scared.
I totally understand! But just know that this exam doesn’t measure your intelligence or your ability. It’s a gatekeeping tactic. You deserve to be in your program!
I’m hoping to share some tips that I’ve learned and do some study with me’s to help others. Let me know if you have any ideas on what might be helpful for you, and others, that i can share!
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