GRE Information and Study Tips
Most graduate programs require taking the GRE (Graduate Record Exam).
Every year, more than 700,000 people take the Graduate Record Exam, commonly known as the GRE. While the test is similar in many ways to...
4 Ways Your Summer Job Can Jumpstart Your Career
Are you making the most of your summer job? Perhaps you’re “just waitressing” or working at the mall or a grocery store. But, did you know that a temporary summer job can help boost...
Maximize your Productivity this Summer
Is it summer yet?
I am sure I am not alone in daydreaming about summer on those overwhelmingly busy days during the spring semester.
But I have learned that summer break must be used wisely to...
9 Things all Graduating Students Should Know
It's hard when you want to know everything.
That’s the mindset that traps a lot of people beginning their careers. If you’ve recently graduated from college, spent your last year grunting through entry-level work, and...
Life After Grad School
The more things change after grad school, the more they stay the same. Or do they?
Nearly five months ago, just hours before my grad school commencement, I sat at the foot of my bed...
Student project – Aubree Hill, PhD, Environmental Sciences-Biology
Environmental Sciences-Biology student Aubree Hill is working to develop a treatment for amphibians infected with a deadly fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). She is specifically researching the salamander microbiome—or community of naturally occurring bacteria...
7 Tips for Surviving Finals
It’s that time of the year again: the dreaded finals time.
I don’t know about y’all, but I am ready to turn in my final term paper, sit on the couch, and veg out...
20 Study Strategies for Finals Week
Finals week can be the most stressful time for a student, whether in high school, college or graduate school.
Ensure you’re prepared for your exams with these study tips, which can help you conquer your...
How to ace a job interview
Congratulations! You have just landed an interview for what could be a wonderful job. Now what?
A successful interview will be essential for you to lock in a job offer, and this is your...
A Day in the life of a TTU Grad Student
As told by former Tennessee Tech Master’s student
Any graduate student will tell you that life changes when you go into graduate school. While undergrad varies between intense and laid-back (given whatever major you are),...