College Professor AMA Q&A
I'm a tenure-track professor at an R1 university in the U.S. and much of my YouTube content is advice for graduate students, PhD applications, etc. In celebration of 5000 followers I posted an AMA request and got some great questions, so here are some answers! You'll also find hidden in information about my own experiences some tidbits of academic advice. :)
Also you get to meet my dog!
Fiction reading recommendations: https://caseyfiesler.com/fiction-read...
00:00 Yay 5000 subscribers!
01:16 Where did you grow up?
02:28 What was your undergrad experience like?
05:08 What did you study and what were your degrees in?
06:54 Why did you do a PhD and how did you choose your topic?
08:54 What was your PhD like? Did you work weekends? How often did you meet with your advisor?
10:33 When did you decide you wanted to be a professor? How did you know you wanted academia over industry?
12:20 What is your favorite thing about academia?
13:13 Have you thought about leaving academia, and what would you do?
13:52 What do your PhD students study?
16:40 What research project are you most proud of?
17:27 Any embarrassing moments during your PhD?
18:38 What is your morning routine?
21:40 Who are your favorite fantasy authors?
23:52 Any regrets in your life?
24:52 How many countries have you visited? Have you been to India?
26:30 Is it nice to have summers off?
27:27 Here's my dog!
For more things you might be interested in:
Playlist of PhD application advice:
Advice for new PhD students:
What my job is like: