If you are reading this, congratulations on starting your PhD! I would add to the list - Be intentional about creating a peer-support system (cultural group, athletic team...etc) OUTSIDE of your lab, especially if you are alone in a new country. In case there is any sensitive issue, you know there is a safe space to discuss with people outside of your lab.

I can't thank you enough Andy for sharing valuable insights with us! You are literally a distant mentor to me :) So happy to be your dedicated subscriber from India.

I am in the last months of my PhD. I was missing the same points and strongly suggest the new PhD students follow your success formula. Why did you not start this channel three years ago :)

So glad I have found your videos. It's my first day of my PhD on Thursday so will keep these tips in mind! Thank you.

Great advice, as always 🙂

So great tips!! I don't think is possible to do all of that in just one day, but for sure the best way to start. Thanks!

Thanks for the tips, I'm starting my PhD at Stanford in few weeks :)

Valuable advice.

Thank you for posting this valuable video. it was very helpful. cheers

Thanks! Starting at Georgia Tech in August!

Excellent tips

Toxic supervisors ? I can relate to that. They just seem to favor a certain kind of student of the female variety. But it brings home the fact how fantastic are the ones you get along with. Enjoying your Bonanza (no relation to the TV series) of tips & tricks.

Thank you for all your tips and advice, DR. Andy! I will start my PhD journey this August while continue working part time. I enjoy your videos so much - clear, practical, and funny sometimes. Any advice on how to select research topic that is realistic for a PhD student who also work and want to finish in 3 years? Thank you

"Butter them up" ah man that cracked my up! Haven't heard that phrase in years man 😂

Can you do a video on PhDs getting out of a rut/bad period?

How to organise the daily lab work that a science student will do, also give your input about organising the literature that we might read in the course of our PhD?

Thank you doctor... joining PhD at Karnataka university dharwad.. follow from India....

I am starting a PhD in September. I wondered what your advice is for people like me who have to do it self funded? I’m going to have to work part time whilst also doing the course.

Starting my second at Ohio in this fall

great

I am just starting with my MSc (Thesis)- Chemical Engineering at University of Saskatchewan under very highly reputed Distinguished Professor. I am confused between continuing my Masters (2.5 yrs) and then work in industry to gain some more industrial expertise and then going for PhD or going directly for Direct PhD(4 yrs) . I have 1.4 yrs of work exp in Chemical Industry and another 6 months during my internship. I also have 4 months of Research Experience during my research internship. Since working as research student will be a different and new experience for me so I was bit anxious and nervous for choosing PhD. I am fearing that, If I don't go for Teaching line then will my fields be restricted and can only go for R&D jobs which are very hard to find in Canada or Can I still join Industry as process engineer or product engineer?

if there is no single touch point person then what do I do?

Thank you for this tips. I will be resuming my PhD at Kansas State in July

Thanks starting at uni of Nottingham in September

Hey andy, i feel my relation with ny supervouser is too weak, how to make it strong please? Any tips

Meanwhile i am here without any PhD offers but dreams. And learning what to do my first day of my dream PhD job :/

Great advice for non covid times. Finished mine pre covid. Starting during lockdown 2020/21 wouldn't be able have that initial important contact, meet, ask people easily on first day, would need to rely much more on technology.