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What's one piece of advice you'd give to someone considering a PhD? We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom go.nature.com/4nDjJ7t

go.nature.com27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDsNature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

6/10/25, 2:17 pm11 reposts34 likes

Mike Pirrotta

@psychprof85.bsky.social

6 Oct 2025

I've given this one to plenty of students "Don't"

Dr. Hotlink

@shmemistry.bsky.social

6 Oct 2025

Have you considered plumbing or electrician work? You make more per hour, you have no student debt, and if you try, you will be able to join a union and have good healthcare and retirement options