Regaining Confidence

“Both my parents are into the teaching profession and therefore being in academics perhaps came naturally to me. During my Master’s, I did a project with a few of my friends which seeded the interest in me to opt for a PhD.

My interview in one of the top research institutes of India went fairly well and I got the laboratory of my choice. I couldn’t be happier. I was so content that I didn’t talk to anyone else, prospective…