PhD Quizzes & Self-Assessments
Research-backed diagnostic tools to help you evaluate your PhD situation and make better decisions with confidence.
Available Quizzes
🩺Is Your PhD Situation Healthy?
Evaluate your project, advisor, and environment to understand whether you are in a strong, moderate, poor, or difficult PhD situation.
Based on the PhD Diagnostics Test from Thomas R. Coughlin's book, this self-assessment helps you objectively diagnose your PhD across three key areas: your project, your advisor, and your lab environment. Answer 18 questions and get personalized feedback grounded in real PhD research and interviews with dozens of doctoral graduates.
🎓Should You Do a PhD?
A structured decision diagnostic to determine whether pursuing a PhD is the right strategic move for your career.
This isn't a personality quiz. It's a structured decision diagnostic built on real PhD career research. In 18 questions across three critical dimensions — Motivation, Career Alignment, and Reality Awareness — you'll get an honest, data-informed assessment of whether a PhD makes sense for you right now. Includes uncertainty detection to flag if you need more information before deciding.
🚪Is It Time to Leave Your PhD?
A structured diagnostic to assess whether continuing your PhD is the right decision — or whether it's time to change direction.
This is not a quiz that tells you to quit. It's a structured assessment that helps you evaluate your PhD situation honestly across four critical dimensions: your progress, your advisor, your environment, and the personal cost. Built on real PhD research and interviews, it gives you a clear-eyed view of where you stand — and whether the signs point to continuing, recalibrating, or making a change.
🌠PhD Career Orbit
Map your PhD skills, motivations, and preferences onto a 2D Career Map across 16 career archetypes.
This advanced diagnostic plots you on two dimensions — Technical Depth vs. Strategic Breadth and Market-Driven vs. Mission-Driven — to reveal which of 16 PhD career paths fits you best. Rate 40 statements and see your position on an interactive Career Map.
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Is Your Advisor a Good Fit?
A deep-dive assessment of your advisor relationship and mentorship quality.
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