Share Your Graduate School Advisor Horror Story

For me, it was when my advisor took credit for my work. I worked hard on a project for months, and then he presented it as his own at a conference. It was so unfair and demoralizing.

One horror story is when my phd advisor kept changing the research goals randomly. It was so frustrating as I had already made progress in one direction, and then had to start anew. It felt like I was running in circles without any real guidance.

I had a nightmare experience with a thesis advisor. He was always unavailable. When he was, he would criticize my work harshly without really guiding me on how to improve. It made the whole thesis - writing process a long and agonizing journey.

Another horror story is dealing with difficult advisors. I've heard of an advisor who would constantly change the requirements for a thesis at the last minute. The student had to rewrite large portions of their work multiple times, causing a great deal of stress and delaying their graduation significantly. It was really frustrating for the student as they had no idea what was expected of them in the end.

Group projects can be a horror. You get teamed up with people who don't pull their weight. I was once in a group where one member never showed up for meetings or did any work, and the rest of us had to cover for him. It led to a lot of arguments and stress.

Well, once in my school, there was an old, abandoned building at the far end of the campus. One night, after a late study session, I had to pass by it. As I walked, I heard strange whispers coming from inside. I ran as fast as I could, and I still don't know what it was.

I know of a group project where one member was overly controlling. They wouldn't listen to others' suggestions and tried to do everything their way. This led to a lot of resentment within the group. The other members felt unappreciated and undervalued. Eventually, the project didn't turn out as well as it could have because of the lack of teamwork and cooperation.

One of my graduate school stories is about a group project. We were a team of five with different backgrounds. At first, we had a lot of disagreements on the approach. But after long discussions and finally compromising, we came up with an innovative solution. It was a great learning experience about teamwork and communication in graduate school.

One horror story was when I got completely lost on my first day at a new school. I was given the wrong directions to my first class and ended up in the janitor's closet. It was so embarrassing. I walked in, and there was this old man looking at me like I was crazy.

I had a school friend called Jack. He was the funniest guy in the class. We used to play pranks on our teachers. One time, we put a fake bug on the teacher's chair. When the teacher sat down, she screamed. We got into a little trouble, but it was all in good fun. Jack was also really good at sports. He taught me how to play basketball better. We spent a lot of time on the basketball court, laughing and competing. Those were some of the best days in school.