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    Common issues in research proposals (from my advisor's feedback)

    After drowning in 50 pages of feedback, I started categorizing the comments. Patterns emerged. My advisor is seeing the same issues over and over. Sharing so others can avoid my pain. 🩹 1. "You describe, but don't analyze." I summarized sources. I didn't synthesize. My advisor wrote: "So what...
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    How to respond to research paper feedback without crying?

    I got my research proposal back today. 50 pages of comments. Red ink. Everywhere. My advisor wrote: "See comments" in like 40 places. I sat in my car and sobbed for 20 minutes. 🚗💦 I don't even know where to start. Some comments are tiny—typos, commas. Some are huge—"this argument doesn't work"...
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