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Graduate Education
From Lego Grad Student, a little stress relief
Grad school veteran and master builder offers a humorous take on the graduate school experience
by Lego Grad Student
September 9, 2018
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 96, Issue 36
The chemistry graduate school experience
For more from the Lego Grad Student, visit legogradstudent.tumblr.com or follow @legogradstudent.
Credit: Lego Grad Student
Coming to a particularly flimsy slide, the grad student nervously watches dozens of eyes stare at the work of a fraud.
Credit: Lego Grad Student
Spotting multiple errors on his poster, the grad student is almost relieved that nobody is looking at his research.
Credit: Lego Grad Student
Observing an unequivocally fantastic job talk, the grad student mentally prepares himself for unemployment.
Credit: Lego Grad Student
Submitting his grant application materials after checking countless times for errors, the grad student suddenly notices several errors.
Credit: Lego Grad Student
Catching himself saying something to an undergrad that his advisor has often said to him, the grad student fears what he is becoming.
Credit: Lego Grad Student
Eavesdropping on his mother’s phone conversation, the grad student repeatedly hears the phrase “not a real doctor.”
Chemical & Engineering News
ISSN 0009-2347
Copyright © 2024 American Chemical Society
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