grad students
Doctoral program enrollees
Grad students are people pursuing advanced degrees beyond the bachelor's level—master's or doctoral programs.
The term is informal shorthand for graduate students, common in academic settings: The lab is staffed mostly by grad students.
Grad students typically conduct research, teach undergraduate courses, and occupy an ambiguous position between student and professional.
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
department · faculty · tuition · enrollment · professor · university · postgraduate · doctorate
Extended academic treatise
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- defenseProtection against harm
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- committeeAppointed group for duties
viva · abstract · chapters · bibliography · acknowledgments · methodology · formatting · originality
Facility for scientific investigation
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- dataFacts for analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
publication · hypothesis · findings · experimentation · qualitative · quantitative · collaboration · funding
Fixed regular payment
- ramenJapanese noodle soup
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- imposter syndromeBelief you're secretly unqualified
procrastination · all-nighter · library · cubicle · adjunct · debt · fellowship · health insurance
One who gives guidance
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- professorSenior university teacher
- recommendation letterWritten endorsement for applicant
feedback · guidance · office hours · collaboration · co-authorship · professional development · networking · peer support
dissertation
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
seminars · department · faculty · tuition · enrollment · professor · university · postgraduate · doctorate · master's
dissertation
Extended academic treatise
committee · viva · abstract · chapters · bibliography · acknowledgments · methodology · formatting · originality · plagiarism
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
methodology · publication · hypothesis · findings · experimentation · qualitative · quantitative · collaboration · funding · grant
stipend
Fixed regular payment
imposter syndrome · procrastination · all-nighter · library · cubicle · adjunct · debt · fellowship · health insurance · roommates
advisor
One who gives guidance
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- professorSenior university teacher
recommendation letter · feedback · guidance · office hours · collaboration · co-authorship · professional development · networking · peer support · writing group
- student typesjocks, kindergartners, nerds, first graders, geeks
- Psychology enthusiaststherapists, counselors, researchers, clinicians
- studentsfreshman, sophomore, pupil, junior, senior
- academiaprofessors, universities, biology department, professor, thesis statement
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- professor lifeoffice, desk, lectures, syllabus, textbook
grad studentsundergraduates
Students seeking bachelor's degrees
undergrads · freshmen · college freshmen · first-year students · sophomores
grad studentsprofessors
Highest-ranking university instructors
full professors · department chairs · deans · tenured faculty · faculty
grad, student, students, grade, graded, grading, grades, gradation, gradient