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      1. Admittedly saying this from a position of massive comfort/privilege (so take with 🧂 as needed but): You should not go to a PhD program that would reject you with your preferred pronouns but reject you with others 1/2 [h/t @15thenning] t.co/PhM4GwDjaf
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      You’ll never be able to know the counterfactual, but don’t increase the odds of proximity to dinosaurs or bigots. .@brutality_rex, you’re going to question whether you belong in your program no matter what. (Everyone except some weirdos and assholes does.) And there’ll be…
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    …plenty of pressure to conform on many dimensions—some professional ones where it’s good to conform (it’s a professional training program!) but others where you should resist, focused on being who you are and want to be on many personal and professional dimensions. 3/4
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      So take pronouns out of your message if you want/feel you have to. My limited experience in PhD admissions says don’t *change* them, though. P.S. I’m a gender-conforming straight cis white dude who hasn’t had to make this decision but happy to connect you w friends who may have.
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