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My journey to becoming a research professor in social sciences
It seems surreal as I am approaching to the end of my student life. Potentially to be my last year of my PhD life. In fact, if I work really hard, I actually can graduate next year in July and become a professor in August, 2020... If I postpone another semester, I have more time to finish my dissertation. My mind has been torn by these ideas... the more I think about it, the former seems more appealing to me. Particularly, I want to start working already - I want to make money to provide for my family - and most importantly, I want to do the type of research I am interested in and mastering the statistical techniques. However, there is always a small, weak voice questioning me, " am I ready?" Yeah, I would respond in my head, am I going to be the professor that teach well. I think I can.
Sometimes, my motivation can be destroyed by my constant questioning... But I know that one of my strengths that get me thus far is my persistence. Although I know my shyness and slowness and I've heard from others about how competitive is to get a job in the academia, I still push myself toward this route. I can find a research job to earn more money with the quant and qual skills I have gained over the years. I can work from 9 to 5 and not to worry about my work when I get home nor I need to worry about tenure. But somehow my heart is telling me to take the academic route. I aspire to be in school setting forever. Why?
I have not fully figure it out. I seem let this to play by ear although my strong inclination toward academia is inexplicable.
30- minute- writing a day to record my thoughts!
It seems surreal as I am approaching to the end of my student life. Potentially to be my last year of my PhD life. In fact, if I work really hard, I actually can graduate next year in July and become a professor in August, 2020... If I postpone another semester, I have more time to finish my dissertation. My mind has been torn by these ideas... the more I think about it, the former seems more appealing to me. Particularly, I want to start working already - I want to make money to provide for my family - and most importantly, I want to do the type of research I am interested in and mastering the statistical techniques. However, there is always a small, weak voice questioning me, " am I ready?" Yeah, I would respond in my head, am I going to be the professor that teach well. I think I can.
Sometimes, my motivation can be destroyed by my constant questioning... But I know that one of my strengths that get me thus far is my persistence. Although I know my shyness and slowness and I've heard from others about how competitive is to get a job in the academia, I still push myself toward this route. I can find a research job to earn more money with the quant and qual skills I have gained over the years. I can work from 9 to 5 and not to worry about my work when I get home nor I need to worry about tenure. But somehow my heart is telling me to take the academic route. I aspire to be in school setting forever. Why?
I have not fully figure it out. I seem let this to play by ear although my strong inclination toward academia is inexplicable.
30- minute- writing a day to record my thoughts!
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