I just ran into a student who is about to graduate with their Master's degree, they are terribly upset that they did not get into a Ph.D. program and said, "OMG it will never happen"...I smiled and pointed to my face (my 60-year-old face) she immediately regrouped and said, "Point taken"❤️

@Susandoyle Haha. On a positive note, my son graduated with his Masters, then had to wait a year for a PhD placement. He handed in his PhD thesis on Friday. :)

@homebird yes, she is upset that some of her dream universities offered her another Masters program. I reminded her that is is often the step to PhD at that university

@Susandoyle It is! It's hard going for them but yes, that is the way the sytem works! Tell her to keep going and never give up!