7 Reasons Why I Failed My Graduate Oral Exams

Have you just failed your graduate oral exams? Don't worry. So did I. In this episode of Navigating Academia, I'm going to walk you through the 7 reasons why I think I failed my oral exams and what it took for me to pass the second time around. At the time, failing my graduate oral exams was probably one of the worst things that ever happened in my life. If you're very serious about academia and you're serious about getting that doctorate after you failed the first time you need to do what it takes to pass the second time. Learn how to prepare effectively and avoid being blind-sided again! What are Oral Exams in Graduate School? It is essentially the gatekeeping mechanism by which you go from being a doctoral candidate to an official doctoral candidate. I was in the UK so an oral examination of a doctorate is referred to as a ‘transfer viva’. RELATED VIDEO: 5 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make in Planning a Doctoral Project    • The 5 Biggest Mistakes in Planning Your Do...   --------------------------------------------------------- Navigating Academia is your leading source for professional guidance on how to advance your career in academia. Hosted by internationally-renowned Cambridge and UPenn faculty member, Dr. Jay Phoenix Singh, this series provides practical advice for tackling the field’s biggest challenges. SCHEDULE A COACHING SESSION: https://www.jayphoenixsingh.com SCHEDULE A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT: [email protected] DONATE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.venmo.com/drphoenixsingh FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: @DrPhoenixSingh Facebook:   / drphoenixsingh   Twitter:   / drphoenixsingh   Instagram:   / drphoenixsingh   Snapchat: @DrPhoenixSingh #NavigatingAcademia ABOUT DR. SINGH Jay Phoenix Singh, Ph.D., Ph.D. is a Fulbright Scholar, faculty at both UPenn as well as Cambridge, and the internationally award-winning Founder of the Global Institute of Forensic Research (successful 2017 exit as CEO). Author of over 75 peer-reviewed articles and books, he completed his graduate doctoral studies in psychiatry at the University of Oxford and clinical psychology at Universitat Konstanz. He was named the youngest tenured Full Professor in Norway in 2014 and, since this time, has become the only psychology professor to have lectured for all eight Ivy League universities (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, UPenn) as well as both Oxford and Cambridge. Dr. Singh is a charismatic academic mentor and coach who uses evidence-based practices to improve the lives of academics of all levels. #phdlife