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Enrolling in grad school sounds like a good idea in theory—with eyes full of ambition, individuals hope to expand their horizons, learn something new, and work on the competencies they already have, all of which is great. But it’s when one starts reaching those goals that reality kicks in in all its glory, often making them re-evaluate their decision.

When said reality brings grad students to the ground, few things might seem funny—or everything does, depending on the stress levels—but memes have the power to cheer up a student, even one on the brink of quitting.

Such school memes, dedicated to keeping people going and providing solace in the fact that they're not facing grad school-evoked hardships alone, are often shared on the ‘Grad School Memes With Relatable Themes’ Facebook group.

We have put some of their best posts on this list for you today, so scroll down to find them, and see what challenges grad students face on their day-to-day (or take a moment to unwind if you are one of them yourself).

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#1

I Wish I Had Thought Of This Years Ago

Tweet thread about grad school students using a collective Google doc for collaborative note-taking and peer explanations.

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    It Took Me 4 Years To Finish My Master's Thesis Bc Of This

    Cartoon showing the mental struggle of grad school between planning work and feeling guilt during relaxation.

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    #3

    Naughtayy

    Twitter post by Brian Jansen humorously describing citing articles only partially read, reflecting the grad school experience.

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    #4

    Relatable

    Comparison of thesis proposal as tall skyscrapers and final submission as corn cobs, illustrating grad school struggles in a humorous meme.

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    Currently

    Tired woman sitting on bed overwhelmed by tasks, illustrating stress of being in grad school in a relatable meme.

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    #6

    Got Me

    Text meme about writing emails, humorously illustrating grad school stress and anxiety through punctuation use.

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    #7

    Go To Grad School They Said It'll Be Fun They Said

    Banner with text about challenges in grad school reading we do this not because it is easy but because we thought it would be easy

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    #8

    Pure Gold

    Grad school struggles shown with a cat and supervisor reviewing a discussion section written at 3am.

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    #9

    I Support This Wholeheartedly

    Tweet by Michael Leung humorously suggesting replacing quantitative and qualitative with numbery and feely in grad school memes.

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    #10

    Facts

    Medieval-style meme with scholars discussing reading and questioning what grad school really is.

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    #11

    I Was Definitely Not Doomscrolling When I Was Attacked This Way

    Tweet by Peter Gao humorously highlighting the stress of grad school and struggling to write a paper.

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    #12

    Hoping My Light Starts To Return After I Defend In 3 Weeks

    Humorous grad school meme showing a label on a device saying the light inside is gone, capturing grad school struggles.

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    #13

    Why It’s So Difficult To Write With Your Advisor

    Left side shows a woman angrily pointing with text about a terrible sentence, right side shows a cat with text about grad school memes.

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    #14

    Remember: You Can Edit A Bad Paper, Not A Blank Page

    Woman looking determined with text about creating a perfect first draft, illustrating grad school drafting struggles meme.

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    #15

    Mine Is Definitely Finishing Me

    Lisa Simpson sitting on the floor with a stressed expression, illustrating the struggles of grad school and degree completion.

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    #16

    I Am The Maker Of My Own Problems

    Woman and man in a meme about how grad school is insanely busy but weekends are spent watching Netflix.

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    #17

    Whenever I Have A Paper Due, I’m Suddenly Very Interested In Random And Completely Unrelated Things

    Cartoon bear with "let's focus" in brain contrasted with hands typing "on the wrong thing," illustrating grad school challenges.

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    #18

    I Can't Wait For That Glorious Day

    Tired cartoon character holding papers, expressing relief after finishing a stressful assignment in grad school life meme.

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    #19

    Why Does This Make So Much Sense

    Cow standing in shallow ocean water labeled Me, facing the horizon labeled My thesis, illustrating grad school struggles meme.

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    #20

    100 Percent Me

    Microsoft Word icons showing file names changing from Final Thesis Draft to FINAL Final final draft v20 (1), illustrating grad school struggles.

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    #21

    Who Else

    Meme showing a dog holding its own leash, humorously depicting what it’s like to be in grad school.

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    #22

    Still Cringing From A Year Ago

    Man with wet hair and beard looking shocked and teary, representing the stress of grad school challenges.

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    #23

    Me Looking At My Thesis Edits

    Opossum in trash expressing frustration, illustrating a grad school meme about reacting to minor critique.

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    #24

    This Is Too Real

    Cartoon of a grad student excitedly pointing to a shirt that reads loving downloading files they'll never read, grad school meme.

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    #25

    So Glad To Be Doing It In My Dissertation

    Scene from TV show Friends with character excitedly pointing at a TV screen, illustrating grad school meme humor.

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    #26

    It's "Break It Down Yo" Not "Watch As I Break Down, Bro"

    Comic showing a character overwhelmed by tasks, breaking down big tasks into smaller, more ignorable tasks, portraying grad school life.

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    #27

    My Amazing Friend Submitted A Grant & Became A Phd Candidate This Month, So I Took Her To Get A Professional Massage Yesterday

    Form with body diagrams and handwritten notes about areas of discomfort for grad school stress relief session.

    She got to the part of the form where it asks where you feel discomfort

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    #28

    Bold Of You To Assume I Had Either Of Those Things To Begin With

    Man sitting at outdoor table with sign about grad school stealing soul and mental health, holding a coffee mug.

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    #29

    I Just Wanna Enjoy The Holidays Without Thinking About It

    Soldier in a war scene meme with text about family asking how grad school is going, depicting grad school struggles.

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