Failure. That’s the word I’ve been using to describe myself as my first year of PhD comes to an end. Closely followed by Disappointed, Discouraged, Embarrassed, Hopeless, Ashamed, and Sad. I know all these are negative emotions, and what’s worse, I feel them all at the same time. Reflecting on the Past Year Let’s take […]
The Journey: On a seasoned supervisor coupled with funding
To fully appreciate this post, kindly read; The story and background The application process After successfully gaining admission, I immediately went on a supervisor hunt. Here is a summary with timelines; Started reaching out to supervisors. Reached out to my current supervisor on November 20 2020 after rejection from other supervisors. Had my interview on […]
The Journey: On Admission to the University of New Brunswick
Kindly read the background to fully appreciate this post I would like to share about the application process when applying to UNB, the document check and elaborate of the different document variations while applying. University of New Brunswick For every school I applied to, I was attracted by their curriculum. You are going to study […]
The Journey: On Admission, Seasoned Supervisor and Funding
This is the point where I get to take a big sigh of relief. Indeed, It’s been five years coming, people! Five years of applying to schools, not giving up, not losing hope, sleepless nights, crying, praying, trusting, hoping and believing. It’s been five good years pursuing this – putting in my all and giving […]