SoonSYJ/awesome-phd

Curated list of awesome advice, tips, and resources to prepare for PhD/grad school.

Awesome PhD

A curated list of awesome advice, tips and resources to prepare for PhD/grad school. Inspired by awesome @lexing & @jeanqasaur.

If you want to contribute to this list (PLEASE DO), read the contribution guidelines, send a pull request or contact me @alirezasmr.

Table of Contents

• Pursuing a PhD / grad school
• Research, and the research career
  • Advice & tips
  • Publishing and presenting
  • Writing tools
• Miscellaneous

## Pursuing a PhD / grad school

• The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.
• A Survival Guide to a PhD
• Why Am I in Graduate School?
• Do You Need a PhD?
• So, You Want to Go to Grad School?
• Reasons to Pursue a Ph.D.
• Notes on the PhD Degree
• The Life of an Academic, Explained
• How Science Really Works
• What My PhD Was Like
• 10 Easy Ways to Fail a Ph.D.
• Advice for Students and Junior Researchers
• Choosing the Right Grad School
• Deciding to Apply
• Some Notes on Picking Grad Schools/Advisors
• FAQ: Applying to Graduate School for Computer Science
• Realistic Expectations Keep You on the Path to a PhD
• Some Modest Advice for Graduate Students
• Advice for New Ph.D. Students
• A Collection of Advices for Authoring a PhD or Academic Book
• I Graduated From Harvard and MIT — Here's the Smartest Thing I Did on My Applications

## Research, and the research career #### Advice & tips * [You and Your Research](http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html) * [How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia](https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pattrsn/talks/research.pdf) * [Software Is Not Science](http://matt-welsh.blogspot.my/2011/11/software-is-not-science.html) * [The Ph.D. Grind - A Ph.D. Student Memoir](http://www.pgbovine.net/PhD-memoir.htm) * [The PhD Grind, and Why Research Isn't Like Sex](http://blog.regehr.org/archives/743) * [Useful Thoughts About Research](http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/htk/phdadvice/) * [How to Read an Academic Article](https://organizationsandmarkets.com/2010/08/31/how-to-read-an-academic-article/) * [Advice on Reading Academic Papers](http://www4.ncsu.edu/~akmassey/posts/2012-02-15-advice-on-reading-academic-papers.html) * [Should I Read Papers?](http://michaelrbernste.in/2014/10/21/should-i-read-papers.html) * [14 Essential PhD Questions Answered](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/14-essential-phd-questions-answered/2006473.article?page=0%2C5) * [Writing Tips for Ph.D. Students](https://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john.cochrane/research/papers/phd_paper_writing.pdf) * [How to Write a PhD Abstract: An Interactive Guide to the Purpose, Parts & Process](https://crq.adobeconnect.com/abstract/) * [How to Prepare a Manuscript for International Journals](https://www.elsevier.com/connect/six-things-to-do-before-writing-your-manuscript) #### Publishing and presenting * [How to Write a Paper](http://www-mech.eng.cam.ac.uk/mmd/ashby-paper-V6.pdf) * [Poster Perfect](http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/31071/title/Poster-Perfect/) * [The Elements of Style](http://www.bartleby.com/141/) * [Writing Technical Articles](http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~hgs/etc/writing-style.html) * [Coping With Issues of Sloppiness and Carelessness in Writing](http://asegrp.blogspot.my/2011/06/coping-with-issues-of-sloppiness-and.html) * [Steps to Write a Survey Paper](http://researchpedia.info/steps-to-write-a-survey-paper/) * [The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It](http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/literature-review) #### Writing tools * [The Blue Book of Grammar](http://www.grammarbook.com/) * [ShareLaTeX](https://www.sharelatex.com/) * [Scientific Python Lectures](https://github.com/jrjohansson/scientific-python-lectures) ## Miscellaneous

• Awesome Research Tools