Grad students and ex grad students>who was the best grad student you knew>What did you wish you knew or did before becoming one>How to be a great grad student
>>16555301define “best” and “great”
The thing all the best grad students I knew had was luck, some kind of intrinsic drive, and a work ethic. Luck being the most important of these for success beyond just finishing and having a few publications.I wish I had known in advance that my recent run of good luck would not hold.