By: Isheka Orr, PhD Candidate, Earth Sciences The demands of graduate school are hard, and part of this challenge is managing my finances. Since April is Financial Literacy Month, I want to tell you how I have learned to stretch every dollar and improve my financial situation. My strategies may not work for everyone, but… Read more »
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GET OUT(doors) GradJags: Importance of being outdoors & active as a graduate student
By Soumilee Chaudhuri, PhD Student in Medical Neuroscience When we start graduate school, we are constantly expected to dedicate majority of our time in pursuit of our research/thesis/career. Even though there has been a recent shift in thinking and graduate departments are encouraging students to put mental wellness first and foremost, most times graduate students… Read more »
5 things nobody tells you about starting a PH.D. in the USA
By Radhika Bhaumik, Ph.D. Student Biology As an enthusiastic and curious child, I had always been very interested in studying biology and its different aspects. I was very clear on making it in life by studying the different living entities that make this beautiful world what it is. Thus, when I started majoring in Microbiology… Read more »
How to “Grad School”
by: Apuroop Putty, Masters Student, Computer Science Starting grad school is an adventure. You never know what’s in store for you until you face it and your true potential is determined by the way you get through the challenges. During the winter of 2020, I was excited to start graduate school but also worried sick… Read more »
Looking Back
Looking Back by: Aisyah Ashrafswandi, 2nd year Graduate Student, Master’s in Public Affairs I grew up in Hong Kong – a tiny dot on the map, just on the coast of South China, and an extremely culturally diverse city. I think there are so many positive outcomes of multi-cultural environments – a shared celebration of… Read more »