yes actually u are right we are less available, nice definition. sometimes i think people are right. inspite of our efforts do you think we sometime think too much like in books than like in life???

a friend of mine sometime before sent me an e-mail: a phd student profile: we were described as people who prefere lonelyness, understand only each other, and are comfortable only with books:
i do not think like this, however sometimes it seems to me like I really am more comfortable with my schoolmates - phd friends than everybody else ... sometimes we are regarded as different, not common... does it happen to you also?????????

it`s quite right all you say - but I still do not know sth that I or in general we can do to be really effective - sth that goes beyond some personal reciclation - actually the care each of us will show is extremely important, but what else can we do?

i study in turkey - istanbul - all phd students must have this exam here in order to be able to pass at the theses writing stage, and it is not easy at all. however hope it will be easy for me this tuesday thanks for the replies

I`m curious if there is such an exam in other countries and what is it about? I`ve had first two years of my phd taking lessons. Now to be able to write a dissertation we must take the proficiency exam: oral and writen, questioning our theses proposal, our knowledge in the field we are going to work. Actually we did have a similar exam before being accepted to the phd, this is the second. if we fail to take this we can say goodbye to our phd? is there something similar in the place where you study?????