Why are you going to grad school anyway?
Over the past few years I have focused much of this blog on efficiently getting through graduate school. Yet as …
Category Archives: Graduate school
The importance of a supportive partner
Today is my 8th wedding anniversary. (Well, actually it’s the 8th anniversary of our elopement; the ceremony and party with …
Summer break?
Ah, the good old days as an undergrad when you got your summers off. I wish. Summer for a graduate …
Networking as a graduate student
Another grad student recently asked me about how to network with potential collaborators or committee members. These were people she …
Organizing a literature review
With my chair’s approval, I have begun working on my literature review, and one of the first questions I came …
Dissertation strategy
There are two schools of thought when it comes to choosing a topic for ones dissertation. says you should write …
Three down, two to go
The third member of our writing group defended today. Congrats Dr. Donna! That leaves 2 of us left to finish, …
Regaining motivation
Things are calming down. This is good. My two classes are now done (A’s in both classes) and my conference …
Grad School: Ask the RIGHT people for process advice
Apparently I made a mistake. I listened to ex-adviser (tenured full professor) for information on what was required for my …
Papers: Class vs Conference
This week the difference in writing between a class paper and a conference paper was driven home to me. The …
