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A Ph.D. and a Failure by Megan Pincus Kajitani and Rebecca A. Bryant

Perhaps such figures help explain the recent finding that "depression and other forms of mental distress" were a serious problem in a study of more than 3,100 graduate students at the University of California at Berkeley. According to the study: "Nearly half of all survey respondents (45 percent) reported an emotional or stress-related problem that significantly impacted their academic performance or well-being." Another 67 percent reported feeling hopeless at times, 95 percent felt overwhelmed in graduate school, and 54 percent said they had felt so "depressed that it was difficult to function." About 10 percent had seriously considered suicide, and one in 200 had actually attempted suicide in the last year.

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Bought 2 Subway platters for 2 presentation practices: $40
Got 1 parking ticket because the practice took longer than expected: $10
Get up early ready for the final defense exam at 8:30am: Very difficult

Made a one-hour presentation that everybody seemed to understand and all questions answered properly: Priceless!

There are something money can't buy, for the rest, try getting a PhD! Yeah, I passed the final defense exam.