PhD Student Resolution

Before joining PhD:

• I want to win the Nobel Prize.

First year of PhD:d

• I want to finish PhD in two years.
• I want to publish papers only in top journals like Science and Nature.
• I want to make ground-breaking research.
• I want to win the best PhD Thesis award.
  
  

Second year of PhD:

• I want to finish PhD in 5 years.
• I want a problem.
• Shall I change my advisor?

Third year of PhD:

• I want a paper; I don't care which journal.
• Shall I change my topic?
• I want to be known as atleast Dr D.....

Fourth year of PhD:

• I want to finish PhD!
• My industry-friends have two children by now. When will I get married?

Fifth year of PhD:

• Why did I come here?
• Why did I choose this advisor?
• Why did I choose this topic?

Sixth year of PhD:

• Someone give me a degree!
• I want to leave this place-forever.
• Let me leave.

Seventh year of PhD:

• People call me uncle.
• She waited and finally married someone else.
• I don't want any degree. 
• I just want to live peacefully. 

(This list was circulating in emails. I don't know who was the original writer but its quite interesting and some how true. Enjoy reading it and try to match to yourself.)