Kaiwen He

Isolation and Progress

From an average PhD student

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Kaiwen He
Feb 23, 2026
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As I am now into my third year of my PhD, there are some crucial aspects that I feel are becoming more and more clear. Location, Advisor, and Community are important. Location wise, I don’t think me or any other person would consider Purdue to be a very nice location. Being a super college town, I feel like it is difficult to really get a sense that my …

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