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Everything You Need to Know for Your First Academic Conference
Read moreIn today’s post, I’m sharing the best tips for surviving your first academic conference as a grad student! As a grad student, it can be overwhelming to attend a conference for the first time. I remember the first conference I attended during my PhD, and I had no idea what I was doing or what the norms were, even though I was with my research group. In my experience, they didn’t really prepare me well for my first conference, which…
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Application Guide
Read moreEverything You Need to Know About Applying for the NSF GRFP I was awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) fellowship in 2017 when I graduated undergrad, so I am familiar…
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Top Things to Consider When Choosing a Grad School
Read moreTop Things to Consider When Choosing a Grad School Choosing a graduate school for a master’s or Ph.D. program is a massive decision. And it’s probably one of the biggest decisions you’ll make until you…
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Personal Finance Advice and Budgeting Tips for Ph.D. Students
Read moreDisclosure: I am not a financial professional, advisor, or accountant. The personal finance tips in this post are not financial advice, they are for financial education. This post is written from the perspective of someone…
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Ph.D. Student and Dissertation Planner Notion Template
Read moreAre you looking for a new way to plan and organize your PhD work? In this post, I’m sharing how I use Notion for graduate school! Notion is a notetaking and organization app and the…
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8 Ways Men Can Support Women in STEM Workplaces
Read moreOver the years, women have been doing a lot of the heavy lifting in promoting diversity and inclusion. We’re making ourselves present and visible. We’re breaking barriers by taking on higher-level roles. We’re taking up…
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All-in-One Graduate Student Notion Template for Coursework, Research, and Personal Life
Read moreNotion is one of my favorite tools for keeping myself organized in grad school! I’ve designed an all-in-one grad student notion template to help keep all aspects of graduate school life organized! This Notion template…
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Why Students Should be Using Grammarly: Grammarly for Students Review
Read moreGrammarly is a game changer if you’re a student. As students, you’re writing all the time, and Grammarly helps you catch all of your writing errors and more! I’ve been using Grammarly for over 5-years…
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Must have Back to School Supplies for Grad Students
Read moreBack-to-school shopping isn’t just for kids going back to school, it’s for graduate students too! Even though school never really stops for grad students, classes start back up again in the fall, which means making…
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How to Use Notion as a Research Lab Notebook for Ph.D. Research
Read moreThis Notion template is for students who are looking to use Notion as a lab notebook. Download the research lab notebook Notion template!