PhD Q&A: post-PhD plans, average PhD salary, dealing with low motivation and burnout in grad school

Hellooo friends, happy Friday! Thank you to everyone who sent me a question on instagram! I had a lot of fun filming this video 😊 I hope my answers are helpful/satisfactory (and if not, Hiro is super cute throughout the whole video) Enjoyyyy ✨

0:00 intro
0:40 "Should I do a PhD?"
2:07 Hiro intermission
2:30 "How do I improve my scientific writing skills?"
3:11 "How do you give presentations without boring the audience?"
5:28 "How are you doing?"
5:52 "What is your most and least favourite subject during undergrad?"
7:21 "What are your post-PhD plans?"
8:44 "What is the average income of a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences?"
9:52 "How have you managed to stay motivated during your PhD?" / "How do you combat burnout in PhD or YouTube? I'm feeling it hardcore"
14:13 "Favourite pho place in town?"


My name is Anne 😊 I'm a FINAL year PhD student at UBC. I do research in the field of drug delivery and nanomedicine. I enjoy making "a day in the life of a phd" vlogs to document my journey and share the ups and downs in grad school. I also like to make phd student advice/tips videos related to grad school! Thanks for stopping by ^^

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If you want to see more:

my academic background:    • Summing up the last 9 years of my life in ...  ​
if you're just starting out in grad school:    • PHD SURVIVAL GUIDE: tackling imposter synd...  ​
grad school pep talk:    • START GRAD SCHOOL STRONG: what I wish I kn...  
my research lab:    • RESEARCH LAB TOUR: laboratory equipment fu...  

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