Hi! My name is Katherine and I am currently a Ph.D student in History at The Ohio State University. I first participated on the Disney College Program in Spring of 2015, went back for a second and third time in 2017, and 2019, and spent the months in between in France and New York.
Hey Katherine, just find out your channel while I was looking for some guidance regarding chapter writing. I am in second year PhD in History and far from writing though but so good to see your videos. I have some doubts though. Can I I get your email id?
I kept logs daily-ish all along my master’s thesis and it was very helpful both as an acknowledgement of what was done that day but especially when I look back at it while planning and also preparing for meetings with my advisor. Turns out without a diary of thesis work i forget half of what i do, never give myself enough credit, and feel much less a sense of achievement than i ought to.
Although not a PHD disertation I will be starting my masters thesis in the fall in History. I enjoy watching yours and several others go through the process and realize the feeling in the pit of my stomach is normal. Keep it up.
@@KatherineWeiss thanks for the reply۔Then you have a good amount of time left۔Best of luck۔I have to submit thesis till december۔Despite all odds I have managed to write 57000 words out of 75000 words requirement۔۔۔
So happy to see your videos again! Definitely looking forward to seeing the video about earning extra income. I am having to put my MA in History on hold due to financial difficulties and am currently looking into continuing my degree online.
So sorry to hear about that - unfortunately academia can be quite restrictive due to finances. While I'm not sure if the same options exist everywhere, I will be glad to share how I have made it through!
Good to see you back Katherine. I am almost done with my data collection and will begin my data management in a month or so. Ph D programs are so different here in India, but following you helps me to keep up with my work. Thanks for making these videos, God bless you my dear!
I just got rejected for a PhD from 4 schools. Everything you talked about resonated with me so much. And I thought I was all alone in this coz all you hear about always are the success stories. Thank you ❤
Awesome channel- it opened my eyes to the insane reading volume humanities PhD students have. I have a couple questions: (1) On one of your qualifying exam prep vids, you'd listed some pretty intense themes like the dynamics of violence and extreme violence; how can you read hundreds to a thousand pages of that per week and not be consistently sad and depressed? How do you keep your spirits up when reading about and analyzing tragic events? (2) Did your tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) end up healing up? I assumed you were taking notes by typing, but I saw your note-taking vids, and I guess you hand-write them on the ipad using the ipad pen; as someone who's had tennis elbow triggered by writing in the past, hand writing exacerbated it more than typing.
Hi! To respond to your questions: 1) Yes, the topics can be extremely intense, and I am someone who is very emotional, so I have found myself crying numerous times while reading books. I try to remember the importance of my work, and why this research is important, while also taking breaks and not reading everything all at once. I often watch trash reality shows in the evening, because I find it is one of the few ways I can completely block out my work. 2) We never figured out what was wrong with my arms - it was later diagnosed as not tennis elbow, potential nerve related, but over a year and a half later, and still no answers! Nowadays I do almost no work by hand, and almost all by typing.
@@KatherineWeiss Thanks for the reply! I'm dealing with reading sad topics daily now (mine are medical topics) and am always on the look out for strategies to avoid getting overwhelmed by the sadness. Dang, I'm sorry you weren't able to get answers to your elbow issue. I have a disease called small fiber neuropathy that initially seemed to just be nerve pain in my hands (but it was diagnosed via a skin biopsy). If you have to use the laptop mouse a ton, I would recommend strengthening the muscles around your shoulder blades (look up 'rotator cuff exercises' on youtube as a starting point); I've had tons of pain around my shoulder blades from laptop mouse work in the past. Anyway, mad props on being ABD and keep truckin' through that dissertation and the research for it!
@@KatherineWeiss Thanks for the reply! My reply didn't seem to show up so I'm retyping it just in case. I'm dealing with reading sad topics daily now (mine are medical topics) and am always on the look out for strategies to avoid getting overwhelmed by the sadness. Dang, I'm sorry you weren't able to get answers to your elbow issue. I have a disease called small fiber neuropathy that initially seemed to just be nerve pain in my hands (but it was diagnosed via a skin biopsy). If you have to use the laptop mouse a ton, I would recommend strengthening the muscles around your shoulder blades (look up 'rotator cuff exercises' on youtube as a starting point); I've had tons of pain around my shoulder blades from laptop mouse work in the past. Anyway, mad props on being ABD and keep truckin' through that dissertation and the research for it!
Hi Katherine! I'll be attending OSU as a PhD student in the Fall and your videos have been incredibly helpful! Which neighborhoods in Columbus do you recommend for grad students (affordable/close to campus/safe)?
I recently received a PhD offer in chemistry from Stony Brook University, including a $37,000 Graduate Teaching Assistantship and an additional $4,000 merit-based scholarship, totaling $41,000. Could you provide information on the estimated tax deduction for this income and help me understand the actual amount I can expect to receive after taxes? 😊
unfortunately I do not know tax laws in different places, nor do I really understand taxes- I pay someone to do that! I would suggest finding a tax person who could help out.
Glad to get a chance to catch up on your videos! They always have great tips to help in grad school! I had to reopen a new RU-vid account because my previous one was tied to my undergrad email which expired. Glad to have the opportunity to unwind during the holiday break and catch up on videos!
@@KatherineWeiss Finished my first semester teaching! It was so rewarding! Had overwhelmingly positive student reviews despite my nerves. Working on my thesis this semester. Teaching two more sections as well. I spent the first semester battling imposter syndrome, but in the end, I finished with a 4.0. Moving all the way across the country was scarry, but it all worked out for good. I have been using many of the tips that you have given in your videos, and they have been so helpful.
Congrats on a big year, and good luck with your goals for this next year!! I just defended and graduated with my PhD in archaeology from the University of Cincinnati and am looking for non-academic jobs so I have an entirely different set of goals/questions/things to think about than I did for the past almost-decade of grad school, which is exciting but also terrifying.
Thank you! Oh wow, congrats! That's a huge accomplishment! I can imagine that transition out of academia is a big one- wishing you all the luck and good vibes!
I hope you achieve all your future goals I have some suggestions if you don't mind How about a video series of tips for new Ph.D. candidates? Include for example A summary of your previous three years - What mistakes do most students make - What computer tools and programs are useful for a phd student in the History Department - What are health tips, especially for those who spend a long time in front of the computer - How can a phd student make time for entertainment, etc.!
Congrats! I just submitted my application for the Ohio State PhD History program (along with a bunch of other schools), I'm excited to see where I end up!
Congratulations! I hope your thesis goes well. I plan to apply to the PhD program in the History Department at the University of Cincinnati. I am Egyptian and I have no idea about courses and exams. I hope you make a video explaining your experience during the previous three years and your advice to new students, especially those with a different academic background, as well as what the exams are.
Thank you! I do have a video from the end of my second year where I talk about my experience with exams, but I can put it on my list to make another one soon!
I am not in that department, so I can only go by the website! This is what their page says: "Departmental funding is most often in the form of a Graduate Teaching Associateship, for which the student receives a stipend of at least $21,000 for the nine-month academic year. "
