I have covered my most important tips for managing grad school, so this post will have a smattering of simple tips that can’t really be expanded to compelling posts in their own right. Use Your Committee A graduate committee can be thought of as an easy version of the type… Read more“Tip #5: Pointers”
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Tips for Graduate School #4: Have You Considered Seeing a Mental Health Professional?
I’ve been writing these tips as I go along, and I’ve noticed that many are interrelated. For example, this tip touches on the story in tip #1. I’m going to write more about how helpful it was to go to counseling while I was a grad student. To recap, when… Read more“Tips for Graduate School #4: Have You Considered Seeing a Mental Health Professional?”
Tip 3: How to Not Fail at Graduate School (Keith’s Dissertation Process Secret Technique)
My third tip is probably what people expect to be the first tip. Here is how you can do your best in graduate school: a little at a time, every day. Graduate school is a marathon, not a sprint, so momentum and consistency are far more important than intensity. Sure… Read more“Tip 3: How to Not Fail at Graduate School (Keith’s Dissertation Process Secret Technique)”
Tips for Graduate School #2: You Are (Probably Not) Failing
Hi everyone. Don’t think that I forgot about you while I’m on vacation! I wrote the following a week ago while looking out a cruise ship window at Alaska, between Ketchikan and Juneau. Part three has also been written and I know what part 5 will be. No idea about… Read more“Tips for Graduate School #2: You Are (Probably Not) Failing”
Tips for Graduate School #1: I’ve Got Friends in Mo’ Places
As I enjoy the post-graduation glow, my desire to teach has surpassed my actually being a teacher of some sort. I will take this time while memories are fresh to write what I can about what I want newer students to know about graduate school. When I applied for graduate… Read more“Tips for Graduate School #1: I’ve Got Friends in Mo’ Places”
Driving in Columbia, MO: A Guide
Driving in Columbia, MO is pretty easy. There are a few things to look for though, especially for the Southern Californian driver: 1. Generally, do not make u-turns. The streets are too narrow. 2. Most intersections have a special right-turn lane with a yield sign. They appear to be designed… Read more“Driving in Columbia, MO: A Guide”
Driving on I-70 in Missouri: A Guide
For the Southern Californian, I-70 may be a bit intimidating. Unlike the six lanes of freedom one is used to in San Diego, in Missouri you get three lanes if you’re lucky. Most of the time you’ll be making due with 2 lanes. But if you follow these tips, you… Read more“Driving on I-70 in Missouri: A Guide”