The Semester Is Almost Over… You Can Do This
Dear over-expended college student,
We are coming to the end of the semester, which means this is your professors’ last chance to fill up your very limited free hours with hundreds of pages of reading,...
Pros and Cons of Landing a Graduate Assistantship
College students are overwhelmed with a mountain of debt from student loans and the cost of going to college. Many consider graduate school programs completely out of reach because they cannot afford to increase...
8 Easy Steps to Scheduling College Classes
The next semester of college is on the horizon and it’s time to schedule classes again. Scheduling college classes is something that most students find daunting and confusing. Whether this is your first time...
10 Ways to Make the Most of Academic Advising Appointments
The end of the semester is approaching, which means it's almost time to meet with your academic advisor to discuss your class schedule. Make the most of this valuable conversation by using the suggestions...
Midterm Survival Tips
As the midpoint of the semester approaches, everyone begins bracing themselves for exams. Here are 5 tips to help every student survive midterm's week.
1. Set aside a specific amount of time for studying. If you...
20 Tips to Help You Finish Your Dissertation
I haven’t met many Ph.D. students who don’t like to write. Some may like writing more than others, but most enjoy writing—or, at least, the satisfaction of having written. Wherever you find yourself on the...
Guide To Meetings With Your Advisor
Meetings with an advisor may be intimidating but are necessary avenues of communication in graduate school. The following suggestions are intended to make those meetings as productive as possible.
1. Be proactive: initiate the meeting. Don’t...
5 Things a Graduate Student Must Do 5 Months Before Graduating
Recently, I was working with a student who expects to graduate this coming spring (it is now early December). I realized that she was more forward thinking than many of my other students. She had...
Beating The Grad School Blues
I am a second year Ph.D. student in the Ecology program at UNC-Chapel Hill. This semester, I have been teaching, taking classes, mentoring, and also working on my first manuscript from my current research....
How Is Grad School Different From College
Whether you have just earned a bachelor’s degree or been working for years in your chosen industry, enrolling in graduate school is an academic culture shock. While most people view the upper echelons of...