But professors are seldom naturally gifted mentors, and their private ambitions often distract them. Furthermore, mentoring is hard work.
This is mainly why grad school is hard. Maintaining a healthy long-term relationship with one's mentor poses profound challenges.
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You're probably better equipped than most to meet those challenges, but I implore you: don't get cocky. Bad shit happens to good people.
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All the same, though, it is worth repeating, and stressing, that your fellow grad students may well become your dearest friends for life.
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