The Summer Between Undergrad and Grad School: Now What?
First and foremost, a big congratulations to all of our 2021 graduates! Seriously, what a year. We are so proud of you for pulling...
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ataleof2phds
- Jan 28, 2021
Questions to Ask During Grad School Interviews
Grad school interview season is upon many of you, so in this post we are passing down what we learned in our experiences to address some...
ataleof2phds
- Dec 17, 2020
Lessons Learned: Preliminary Exam
Hellloooo from the other side! We’re so happy to announce that we have both successfully passed our prelim exams! Some programs may refer...
ataleof2phds
- Sep 6, 2020
Undergrad 2.0 and Other Myths About Grad School
Grad school is just undergrad 2.0 and other misconceptions about grad school
Phuong
- Aug 7, 2020
PhD Tools: Using a Reference Manager to Organize Your Literature Reviews
I have to admit--reading science papers is something that I (more often than not) prioritize last. Ayumi posted last week about a...
Ayumi
- Jul 27, 2020
Literature Review Marathon
Is it just me or does anyone else feel hopelessly behind on literature review? You may have heard of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, "a...
ataleof2phds
- May 4, 2020
Lab Home Decision Day!
In our program, May 1st is another type of commitment day. We have to decide on our lab home! The first three quarters of our program is...
Ayumi
- Apr 26, 2020
Selfcare Sunday: Tips for Working From Home
Here are my tips to stay physically and mentally happy with all this screentime.
ataleof2phds
- Apr 14, 2020
Tips For Women Pursuing STEM
Our university and state has a pretty radical history when it comes to women’s rights. The very first person to graduate from the...
ataleof2phds
- Apr 2, 2020
Choosing a Rotation/Permanent Lab
For some of you, you are about to make the huge decision of where you'll be committing 5+ years of your life to. We know you might be...
ataleof2phds
- Mar 31, 2020
Choosing a Grad School
So you’ve submitted your applications, interviewed at a few schools, and gotten your acceptances; now you need to commit to a program.