What exactly is a Grad student?

Posted by Meri-Tuuli on November 11, 2006, at 12:41:45

Okay, so I speak English, not American..... and I live in Europe. (Here phds take 3 years! I hear its more like 7 in the states !!! Why does it take so long?)
But I'm a tad confused.... what exactly is a grad student?
Is it someone studying for a phd? Masters? Whats a typical phd schedule type thing look like, ie how many years, doing what etc etc.
So if you're a masters student (ie already hold a batecholors) are you then a grad student?
And what are 'quals'??
I ran across this comic strip and its pretty funny, although I'm somewhat confused by the terminology...
http://www.phdcomics.com
Kind regards
Meri

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