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(2023:石家庄二模)MyPh.D.adviser informed me I had failed my qualifying exam on my
third attempt,which meant dismissal from the program.How was it possible that one exam-
one hour of my life-could define me as unfit to be a scientist?
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started my Ph.D.program.I struggled with my classes
during my first year,spending countless hours studying in the library.I ended that year with
increased confidence.But soon my confidence went when I made my first attempt at the
qualifying exam.I had switched research projects 5 months earlier,after my first adviser left
the university,so I wasn't so confident going into the exam.Besides,I had never taken an oral
exam before,so the experience was terrifying.
Once it was over,my committee told me I'd conditionally passed,which meant I had to
take more time to study and prepare to talk about the topic further.I was shaken but still
hopeful.But when I retook the exam,I failed again.That's when I was told I'd have one more
chance.
For the next 5 months,I asked my committee chairs for guidance and practiced
answering oral questions.I even stopped doing lab work to focus on my exam preparations.I
was all in.
When the exam was over,I left the room feeling a mix of fear and relief.But those feelings
changed to disappointment the next day after I learned I'd failed.I speak Spanish at home,but
I have difficulty translating even the simplest scientific concepts into Spanish.This hampered
my ability to comfortably speak the expected "language of science."
My adviser requested to reinstate (me to the Ph.D.program,and I'm now back to
working on my doctorate.I still have a little voice in the back of my head that I'm not good
enough.But I try to stop it by surrounding myself with professors who support me and by
staying focused on developing into the great scientist I know I can be.I am much more than
that one-hour ex