What distinguishes a great PhD student from a good PhD student?

Great PhD students do 2 things differently from a good PhD student: * The PhD Diaries · 87.6k followers You can share your cool experience of your PhD life Gagandeep Singh Saggu, Postdoctoral Research Scientist at National Institutes of Health (2017-present) Shared Feb 18 What distinguishes a great PhD student from a good PhD student? Great PhD students do 2 things differently from a good PhD student: They are driven by the 'why' of their research, not the 'what' They know what they are best in the world a... Read More » Kolle Paul, Ph.D. Research Candidate at James Cook University (2019-present) Shared Feb 17 What do the top 10% of PhD students do during their research time? One of the main differences between the top 10% of PhD students and the rest is that the top 10% understand that what matters is results and not the time spent in the lab. ... Read More » Gagandeep Singh Saggu, Postdoctoral Research Scientist at National Institutes of Health (2017-present) Shared Feb 18 Can you drop out with a master's if you're a PhD admit at MIT? Some student think that they'll be clever and pursue a PhD (with funding), then leave after two years with a master's degree. I've never seen that actually work out. What I ... Read More » Read more in PhD Diaries This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). You were sent this email because you might like PhD Diaries. If you don't want these updates anymore, you can mute PhD Diaries or unsubscribehttp://www.quora.com/