10 deadly sins to avoid before you start a PhD or Doctorate
1. Doing a Doctorate because of Powerful others
2. Not having a research area, you are passionate about (allowing others to dictate your thesis)
3. Not researching the indicators of a good University for postgraduate research students (especially researching how good the admin and the supervisory team)
4. Not researching the University PhD processes
5. Been charmed by the reputation of the “Greatest” Prof that ever existed.
6. Not planning you Finance
7. Not treating the PhD as a Full time Job
8. Not using the interview and early interactions with a potential supervisor as early warnings
9. Procrastinating once you succeed with your interview
10. Not integrating with the research community and taking advantage of all the extra opportunities.
For details on each plus some extra bonus thoughts watch this video:
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