Apparently it's a common occurence with these sorts of things. I've heard of people saying "we regret to inform you that you, dr. __, that you finished", at their thesis defence
That advisors a dik ime sure Andrew worked extremely hard and feels under pressure 24/7 and these advisors play around with their words like that wtf...?
@@dildobaggins2759 I mean, comment on the efficacy of it, but it's likely from everyone who did that to them. It can be seen as the perpetuation of tradition.
Ah, physics professors. That classic "we regret to inform you that your solution was both well thought out and eloquently presented" joke was crushing my soul way back in 1994.
Then the guy who doesn't get the joke, has it explained, still doesn't understand. Confused as hell, but the committee uses simple words, and now it all makes sense in his head.
My reaction when seeing new Andrew Dotson content: “Oh hell yeah!” My reaction when I saw the “We regret to inform you...” intro: “Oh hell no!” Such emotional roller coasters these videos are
When I defended my proposal I was grilled for an hour, and they were not gentle. I thought they hated everything about it, and maybe me as a person. As it turns out, they really liked it, and were just trying to push me to do my best work. The experience was so rough that it felt like it broke me, but sort of in a good way. Ever since then, every presentation felt so much easier. Even my dissertation defense felt easy by comparison. One fellow grad student even commented that they thought I was almost “too relaxed and confident” during my final. In short, great job! That’s a heck of a milestone! Also, don’t be surprised if a group of grad students later meets that professor out in the parking lot to “discuss some particle interactions”. 😜
Congrats Andrew! That all sounds much scarier than my math PhD, I just had to pass written comprehensives nothing oral....but probably ultimately a good experience to have:D
From the physics GRE performance to not getting in the first time around and persevering through to reapply and get accepted, and now being a full blown PhD candidate. (I never doubted you). No one can say you did not earn this qualification, what a guy.
Reminds me of when I got a film grant in March with the first sentence being “We regret to inform you that you have won a grant during this difficult time...”
I talked about you to my cheme professor and he actually watches your content. I wish the semester wasn’t over so we could talk about your accomplishment!! We first talked about you when I wore some stemerch and we were nerding out along with some students. Long story short, you inspire me to many things concerning my major and aspirations so thank you!
wow. congratulations....you are free from all formal exams...and entered into research field. you are doing great work and the moment when you came to know that '' you have passed oral exam'' would have been the best right!!. AND ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS....research scholar..
Interesting to learn how other schools/departments do things. In my biochemistry prelim exam I was assigned four random committee members, and had to do a proposal/oral presentation on a research project unrelated to our current research. WORST TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE. Congrats on passing though, it's a great feeling!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ congratsss really reminds me of that one Masterchef episode where Gordon started saying “Congratulations” while the contestants screaming “Thank Youuuuuuu” and ended up with saying “for making the worst dosh in the competition so far”
The way you described your oral exam reminds me so much of the oral final exam for Algebraic Topology when I was an undergrad. I went in afraid that my mind would instantly blank out, but when I got in there, we just talked about how my semester was going, etc, and I almost didn't realize when the actual exam started. The professor already had something on the board and told me to look at it, and the (unspoken) first question was for me to simply recognize what it was. From there, it was like we were just talking about the subject, and he'd give me that little push when I would forget a small detail.
Wow! Congratulations on being able to nail that oral exam. Really got a lot of insights on how to present your proposal in front of the committee, that too from my favourite Physics senior.🙌🏻
I have 2 semesters worth of finals upcoming [[Freshman, Phys major, covid means all finals are pushed back to be taken together here... lmao]], tensed af right now yet this Dotson boii got me tensed in the 1st half over his oral exam. Congrats man! Your documentation of the journey thus far is our motivation going into Physics..cant wait to see whats next for you, and well me
In Austria to take a PhD it’s seemingly quite easier: You take make your Bachelor, than you make a Masters degree and if the professor thinks you are suitable, you can easily take a PhD. After around one year they evaluate your work and see if you PhD has a future.
Andrew, I have come to believe that you are my guardian theta. When you got your test results back and did good, I got them back in the same week (high school and did good) and the day this video comes out I get my uni application number and I am pretty sure I can get into the one I want.
Man watching these PhD videos as someone who has been debating getting one you've definitely helped me out with seeing the difficultly and challenge of the whole process much thanks Andrew
This has been such a handy channel for me. I'm a math student, but I'm gearing towards applying to a graduate program for the Fall, so seeing this type of content makes me feel like I can prepare for it
I just submitted my engineering PhD thesis today, and I can say that the process for a PhD in the US and Australia is very different. I just had to do two postgrad engineering courses then do my research, publish some papers and submit my thesis. I don't even have an oral thesis defence, the thesis just goes to reviewers who either reject, recommend changes or approve. A PhD sounds much harder in the US from everything I've heard.
MY GUY! Im over here feeling sorry for you seeing how down you seemed and then you end up shooting us in the face with a HA! Im happy for you, man! Keep it up, I really want to see how much you will accomplish.
god man the jokes are fun but dead serious it's been so cool to watch you go through this whole journey and we all wish you nothing but luck in finally really legit deadass actually pursuing your PhD, you deserve this opportunity man
Congrats! I've been watching you since almost 2 years now and I'm happy to know you're breaking through with the PhD!! I think watching for so long has given me a greater understanding of physics than a normal pre-med student lol 😂
Congrats man I'm just a high school student who wants to become a theoretical physicist I saw Ur tensor calculus and became super excited again congratulations
Way to go Andrew! Watching your videos through my undergrad years inspired me to go to grad school too. I'm finishing up my first semester as a PhD candidate in Mech Engineering as we speak. Thank you for all you do and good luck my man!
Awesomeeeee!!!! Congratulations Andrew! I've been following you through all my physics degree and last month, finally, I passed my oral exam to start a PhD in accelerator and nanoscale physics!!! I'm so happy each time I see your videos, it makes the ride more enjoyable :)
Quite a journey. Congrats. Super interesting to see the process. Physics seems like the most intimidating discipline. I aspire to reach PhD candidate status in neuroscience eventually.
Hey dude, congrats on passing the exam!. As an undergrad all this seems 100% terrifying but I just hope years and experience will fill the gaps and make it more approachable.
Congratulations dude! Hearing you talk about this makes he so happy went from physics to a graduate degree in aerospace. Particle physics still gives me PTSD.
First of all, congrats! It must’ve taken a ton of work and a ton more caffeine to get to where you are now. Second, it’s really informative to see what the road to a PhD in physics is really like. Everyone knows that you go to grad school and you have to do a dissertation. Your videos have shown what the process is actually like, and what steps there are before you even get the green light to do a PhD. Big thanks, and once again, congratulations!
Awesome, good job! I'm sure it must have been a weight off your shoulders to know that you can proceed. This is why I actually think the Ph.D. system in other countries is clearer. You get your Masters's first and then apply to a doctoral program where you just do research, no classes. Anyways, great job, I look forward to seeing the rest of your journey.
Congratulations! Your videos are so cool to see. I had to drop out of physics grad school, but I am counting the days until I can go back and get my PhD. There really something is (grueling and) special about the process. Keep it up, thanks for sharing with us, and congratulations again!
Been subscribed to you for a while, so happy to see you officially be a PhD candidate! Can’t wait to hear which new topics in Physics are named after you
I can't begin to explain how happy I am for you man, I've been here for years now and it's crazy to see how quickly it's passed. I'm sure you'll do amazing!
In my experience this is the hardest step. The defense is more of a formality if your adviser supports you defending. Now you grind for a couple of years. One piece of advice I have is to start networking outside of your university now. You are now a part of the conversation in your field i and people need to be able to put a face to your name and your papers. Getting your face in front of profs at other schools will start cultivating post doc opportunities. You dont want to wait until after you defend to do this. Conferences are good, but also with everyone on Zoom, you can make a trimmed down version of your proposal and give talks to other people's virtual group meetings and colloquiums. Congrats and good luck, you got this!
Congrats Andrew! I know you’ll do great with your PhD and congrats to Kelley as well. I look up to you man, you are one of the few people who inspires me to get a PhD in physics. Still have a long way but I’ve been learning a lot from your videos since I started my physics degree.
Intro is supposed to say "later" instead of "u" idk what happened there. I think Flammable Maths messed with my edits again.
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U
“Let Later=u”
U
u
"Test so nice I took it twice"
*Bars*
🔥
Bars
You’re going to do great things Andrew. You’re right - this is just the beginning!! ~ Love Mom 💕
Nice to see you.
awww how sweet
You raised a good boy
Wholesome mum
I wonder if Andrew will be able to, as a PhD, finally answer why he was taking such long showers in high school
from the "death of a bachelor" to "birth of a doctor".
Thats kinda make sense, but I prefer to say bachelor suffered a metamorphosis and became a doctor.
@@gabrieldefreitascoelhocarr9556 lol.
He now has 2 brains and 8 eyes
"We regret ot inform you..." Jeez, what a scary way to say that you passed. Congrats though, enjoy your PhD!
yea i shit myself
Apparently it's a common occurence with these sorts of things. I've heard of people saying "we regret to inform you that you, dr. __, that you finished", at their thesis defence
That advisors a dik ime sure Andrew worked extremely hard and feels under pressure 24/7 and these advisors play around with their words like that wtf...?
@@frogstereighteeng5499 People do that regularly? Oh my lord.
@@dildobaggins2759 I mean, comment on the efficacy of it, but it's likely from everyone who did that to them. It can be seen as the perpetuation of tradition.
Ah, physics professors. That classic "we regret to inform you that your solution was both well thought out and eloquently presented" joke was crushing my soul way back in 1994.
And then they say BUT
Then the guy who doesn't get the joke, has it explained, still doesn't understand. Confused as hell, but the committee uses simple words, and now it all makes sense in his head.
20 years later, students will be studying the Dotson Law, named after the guy who held the first physics meme review
Lol
Dotson's law : If a meme ain't about physics, it ain't a meme.
@@maxwellsequation4887Dotson's second law of memes: If you laugh you integrate
Me, who's in highschool AP Physics 1:
"I like your funny words, magic man."
I feel you
Me who is in his third year of university physics: "I like your funny words magic man"
Me who is in 2nd year theoretical physics PhD in a different topic: "I like your funny words magic man"
me who isn’t even taking physics: I don’t understand your words, Magic man
Me, a physics dropout, "Damn, I fucked up."
The good looking Physicist, who lives in papa flammy's basement.
Lmao
A normie in a weebs basement? The world is truly in chaos...
I need a netflix series on da
No, Flammy lives in Andrew's attic.
6:54 is the literal definition of "Had us in the first half, not gonna lie".
"literal definition"
Linked part of the video has nothing to do with that saying.
🤔
@@brandonwalker5011 Thanks for the correction.
6:00
*_p h D_*
Atticc boi
P retty
H uge
D ing dong
(keeping it family friendly)
Papa!!
It's in the physics
I think Papa found the D term as well
"We regret to inform you" 100% their intention was to scare you just for fun XD
Hazing the newbie.
Congrats! "All that's left for us is to do PhDs" - dangerous words.
loll we're doomed
@@AndrewDotsonvideos Is grad school mostly fun and enjoyable and not too stressful and boring or depressing?
I’m so early there is no spontaneous symmetry breaking yet.
aaaand here's your 111st like.
And here I am not understanding the joke...
I’m so stupid lol
My reaction when seeing new Andrew Dotson content: “Oh hell yeah!”
My reaction when I saw the “We regret to inform you...” intro: “Oh hell no!”
Such emotional roller coasters these videos are
When I defended my proposal I was grilled for an hour, and they were not gentle. I thought they hated everything about it, and maybe me as a person. As it turns out, they really liked it, and were just trying to push me to do my best work. The experience was so rough that it felt like it broke me, but sort of in a good way. Ever since then, every presentation felt so much easier. Even my dissertation defense felt easy by comparison. One fellow grad student even commented that they thought I was almost “too relaxed and confident” during my final. In short, great job! That’s a heck of a milestone! Also, don’t be surprised if a group of grad students later meets that professor out in the parking lot to “discuss some particle interactions”. 😜
Andrew, I have been here since early 2019, I can safely say, that I have never felt happier for someone passing a phd exam
cheers
Thanks a lot!
Im more invested in your journey as a physicist than my own at this point LOL. Can’t wait to see this play out :]
:]
The last time I came this early I became a father.
Last time I was this early you were a mother
Congratulation
Congratulations
"They had us in the first half, im not gonna lie..."
The last time I was this early to an Andrew Dotson video, he still used whiteboards to solve physics problems.
😂
Congrats Andrew! That all sounds much scarier than my math PhD, I just had to pass written comprehensives nothing oral....but probably ultimately a good experience to have:D
"We regret to inform you" is the professional equivalent of "We need to talk"
Bro my heart sank when you said "we regret to inform you" That's how much I'm rooting for you!
From the physics GRE performance to not getting in the first time around and persevering through to reapply and get accepted, and now being a full blown PhD candidate. (I never doubted you). No one can say you did not earn this qualification, what a guy.
It’s been a wild ride!
I can’t wait to read about Andrew in my grandchildren’s physics/history books
Reminds me of when I got a film grant in March with the first sentence being “We regret to inform you that you have won a grant during this difficult time...”
I talked about you to my cheme professor and he actually watches your content. I wish the semester wasn’t over so we could talk about your accomplishment!! We first talked about you when I wore some stemerch and we were nerding out along with some students. Long story short, you inspire me to many things concerning my major and aspirations so thank you!
What a small world!
Congrats on passing the exam! You deserve it!
Thank you!
@@AndrewDotsonvideos My pleasure!
It's so crazy how convoluted the US system is, seems like there's so many extra steps. Well done!
No one:
The comittee:
We regret to inform you
also the comittee:
You passed
Thats awesome man! Just did my calc 1 exam earlier today so i have a long way to go lol but you're inspiring!
Nice. Literally shat myself when I thought they rejected you but I'm glad you got through. you worked very hard for this!
Sorry to put you through that, you can clean yourself up after you finish the video.
@@AndrewDotsonvideos what’s happens if you fail the oral? They just throw you out or can you try again
wow. congratulations....you are free from all formal exams...and entered into research field. you are doing great work and the moment when you came to know that '' you have passed oral exam'' would have been the best right!!. AND ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS....research scholar..
Interesting to learn how other schools/departments do things. In my biochemistry prelim exam I was assigned four random committee members, and had to do a proposal/oral presentation on a research project unrelated to our current research. WORST TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE. Congrats on passing though, it's a great feeling!
I'm a doctoral candidate in music, and watching your journey has been super inspirational/helpful man. Keep the hits comin`!
So inspiring to see you and your physics career progress throughout the years. Keep up the good work (soon to be Dr.) Andrew
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ congratsss
really reminds me of that one Masterchef episode where Gordon started saying “Congratulations” while the contestants screaming “Thank Youuuuuuu” and ended up with saying “for making the worst dosh in the competition so far”
My Gosh, hearing your journey on your PhD makes me pumped up doing my Undergraduate. I hope I can get a PhD just like you.
Wow congrat's. You are such a model for everyone of us physics undergrad
You really work hard.
The way you described your oral exam reminds me so much of the oral final exam for Algebraic Topology when I was an undergrad. I went in afraid that my mind would instantly blank out, but when I got in there, we just talked about how my semester was going, etc, and I almost didn't realize when the actual exam started. The professor already had something on the board and told me to look at it, and the (unspoken) first question was for me to simply recognize what it was. From there, it was like we were just talking about the subject, and he'd give me that little push when I would forget a small detail.
Wow! Congratulations on being able to nail that oral exam. Really got a lot of insights on how to present your proposal in front of the committee, that too from my favourite Physics senior.🙌🏻
I appreciate the Kubrick-like cinematography at the beginning
It amazes me how much a rap you're able to take and still go on like a machine.
Congrats, Dr. Dotson! Best of luck with your PhD! :D
Congrats Andrew! Time for the last bit of your degree and the start of your career
I have 2 semesters worth of finals upcoming
[[Freshman, Phys major, covid means all finals are pushed back to be taken together here... lmao]], tensed af right now yet this Dotson boii got me tensed in the 1st half over his oral exam. Congrats man! Your documentation of the journey thus far is our motivation going into Physics..cant wait to see whats next for you, and well me
In Austria to take a PhD it’s seemingly quite easier: You take make your Bachelor, than you make a Masters degree and if the professor thinks you are suitable, you can easily take a PhD. After around one year they evaluate your work and see if you PhD has a future.
Andrew, I have come to believe that you are my guardian theta.
When you got your test results back and did good, I got them back in the same week (high school and did good)
and the day this video comes out I get my uni application number and I am pretty sure I can get into the one I want.
Congrats Andrew you smart boi ✨ I wanna do a PhD someday and I was on the edge of my seat when I heard ‘we regret to inform you’
Man watching these PhD videos as someone who has been debating getting one you've definitely helped me out with seeing the difficultly and challenge of the whole process much thanks Andrew
Been following you since I took Physics 1. I'm happy you got what you deserve!
This has been such a handy channel for me. I'm a math student, but I'm gearing towards applying to a graduate program for the Fall, so seeing this type of content makes me feel like I can prepare for it
I just submitted my engineering PhD thesis today, and I can say that the process for a PhD in the US and Australia is very different. I just had to do two postgrad engineering courses then do my research, publish some papers and submit my thesis. I don't even have an oral thesis defence, the thesis just goes to reviewers who either reject, recommend changes or approve. A PhD sounds much harder in the US from everything I've heard.
MY GUY! Im over here feeling sorry for you seeing how down you seemed and then you end up shooting us in the face with a HA! Im happy for you, man! Keep it up, I really want to see how much you will accomplish.
god man the jokes are fun but dead serious it's been so cool to watch you go through this whole journey and we all wish you nothing but luck in finally really legit deadass actually pursuing your PhD, you deserve this opportunity man
Thanks a lot!
Gosh, my heart also sank with the video's beginning lol. Wish you all the best Andrew!
Man out here changing the world
Congrats! Prospective Master's MSE student here and this content is making me feel less nervous about the trials to come ahead.
Congratulations Andrew. Hoping to learn more about your research!!
Congrats Andrew sorry this is late. I am so excited to read your thesis one day when it it published. Have a good day Doctor Dotson!
Can’t wait to read your dissertation!👍🤘Congrats!
Congrats! I've been watching you since almost 2 years now and I'm happy to know you're breaking through with the PhD!! I think watching for so long has given me a greater understanding of physics than a normal pre-med student lol 😂
I’m proud to say I’ve been here since the death of a bachelor. This is awesome man all of the hard work is paying off!
My advisor also told me "I regret to inform you... " after my thesis defense. I felt the same way.
Brilliant, Congratulations Man! That's great news!
Congratulations Andrew Dotson!
Congrats man I'm just a high school student who wants to become a theoretical physicist I saw Ur tensor calculus and became super excited again congratulations
The journey form a level 12 tensor boi to a PhD ,I can't wait for your PhD .
"We regret to inform you that you " is such a common joke, but it's definitely scary
I gave a thumbs up in the first 10 seconds of the video, and just subscribed. - congrats guys!
I’m so happy for and proud of you Andrew! Asping condensed matter physicist here
so happy for you and kelly! know you're gonna smash it :))
Way to go Andrew! Watching your videos through my undergrad years inspired me to go to grad school too. I'm finishing up my first semester as a PhD candidate in Mech Engineering as we speak. Thank you for all you do and good luck my man!
Awesomeeeee!!!! Congratulations Andrew!
I've been following you through all my physics degree and last month, finally, I passed my oral exam to start a PhD in accelerator and nanoscale physics!!!
I'm so happy each time I see your videos, it makes the ride more enjoyable :)
Andrew’s next vid
‘I get a double PhD y’all’
R u a Physics major????
Quite a journey. Congrats. Super interesting to see the process. Physics seems like the most intimidating discipline. I aspire to reach PhD candidate status in neuroscience eventually.
Hey dude, congrats on passing the exam!. As an undergrad all this seems 100% terrifying but I just hope years and experience will fill the gaps and make it more approachable.
Congratulations Andrew wishing you all the best 👍
That's so glad to hear! Congratulations 🎊🎊
Congratulations dude! Hearing you talk about this makes he so happy went from physics to a graduate degree in aerospace. Particle physics still gives me PTSD.
Congrats man. My heart sank for you when I heard what happened at the beginning and I thought you'd failed.
Huge congratulations!
First of all, congrats! It must’ve taken a ton of work and a ton more caffeine to get to where you are now. Second, it’s really informative to see what the road to a PhD in physics is really like. Everyone knows that you go to grad school and you have to do a dissertation. Your videos have shown what the process is actually like, and what steps there are before you even get the green light to do a PhD. Big thanks, and once again, congratulations!
Awesome, good job! I'm sure it must have been a weight off your shoulders to know that you can proceed. This is why I actually think the Ph.D. system in other countries is clearer. You get your Masters's first and then apply to a doctoral program where you just do research, no classes. Anyways, great job, I look forward to seeing the rest of your journey.
Congratulations Andrew. You did it. ;^)
Congrats! Wish you all the best for the way that lies ahead of you :)
Congratulations, Andrew. I hope the rest of your PhD is full of papers and lots of research :)
That's the nicest thing anyone could ever say
@@AndrewDotsonvideos my pleasure, man. I hope to be working on my thesis theme in a couple of years (first need to find where to apply) hahaha
Wow congratulations Andrew 🥳🙏
Congratulations! Your videos are so cool to see. I had to drop out of physics grad school, but I am counting the days until I can go back and get my PhD. There really something is (grueling and) special about the process. Keep it up, thanks for sharing with us, and congratulations again!
Been subscribed to you for a while, so happy to see you officially be a PhD candidate! Can’t wait to hear which new topics in Physics are named after you
Andrew boi congratulations on your doctorate degree in physics hereafter you are not Andrew boi but you are Dr Andrew
Congratulations Andrew! You rock
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Papa’s holding Dotson
I can't begin to explain how happy I am for you man, I've been here for years now and it's crazy to see how quickly it's passed. I'm sure you'll do amazing!
In my experience this is the hardest step. The defense is more of a formality if your adviser supports you defending. Now you grind for a couple of years. One piece of advice I have is to start networking outside of your university now. You are now a part of the conversation in your field i and people need to be able to put a face to your name and your papers. Getting your face in front of profs at other schools will start cultivating post doc opportunities. You dont want to wait until after you defend to do this. Conferences are good, but also with everyone on Zoom, you can make a trimmed down version of your proposal and give talks to other people's virtual group meetings and colloquiums.
Congrats and good luck, you got this!
Congratulations Andrew! tbh we all knew you would pass😂
Congratulations Andrew. 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Congrats Andrew! I know you’ll do great with your PhD and congrats to Kelley as well. I look up to you man, you are one of the few people who inspires me to get a PhD in physics. Still have a long way but I’ve been learning a lot from your videos since I started my physics degree.
Congratulations brother!