From: "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham. www.phdcomics.com

On the Flip Side (dedicated to highlight mentor's moments, based on experiences lived by Dr. Khan & Dr, Walden):
Student: I want to do a qualitative study to understand why people who think they are ugly and obese are procrastinators.
Mentor: Interesting! and how would you propose recruiting your sample?
Student: Oh! I will go to my local library and ask for volunteers.
Student: I want to do a qualitative study to understand why people who think they are ugly and obese are procrastinators.
Mentor: Interesting! and how would you propose recruiting your sample?
Student: Oh! I will go to my local library and ask for volunteers.
From: "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham. www.phdcomics.com

On the Flip Side (dedicated to highlight mentor's moments, based on experiences lived by Dr. Khan & Dr, Walden):
- And the student said... of course my research is significant, there are tens of websites on the topic supporting exactly what I am trying to prove.

From: "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham. www.phdcomics.com

On the Flip Side (dedicated to highlight mentor's moments, based on experiences lived by Dr. Khan & Dr, Walden):
- When a student explains she is planning to design a "Qlualalative instrument" to conduct interviews electronically.

Students on the East Coast should always dig in their heels and negotiate hard that the deadline of a project is set according to Pacific Standard Time. It earns them those precious three extra hours to procrastinate.

From: "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham. www.phdcomics.com

OVER HEARD ON THE INTERNET:
A doctoral student and her adviser walk into a bar. The advisor orders a rough draft and they sit in an awkward silence for next eight months.
A doctoral student and her adviser walk into a bar. The advisor orders a rough draft and they sit in an awkward silence for next eight months.

On the Flip Side (dedicated to highlight mentor's moments, based on experiences lived by Dr. Khan & Dr, Walden)
On the Flip Side (dedicated to highlight mentor's moments, based on experiences lived by Dr. Khan & Dr, Walden)
- When a student protested against having to collect data from pilots even when they were not part of the target population.

Jorge spills the secret! LOL!!! way too funny...but so true.
From: "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham. www.phdcomics.com
LOL! yes its a transformational experience indeed!

From: "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham. www.phdcomics.com