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Living the Journey

Living the Journey

Five ways to enrich your life in grad school

July 2, 2017 | Sarah B.

In undergrad, I lost the journey for the destination. I came to college with blinders on. I was determined to focus 100% of my energy on academics and not let anything distract me from good grades. And, for better or worse, that is exactly what happened.  Perhaps unsurprisingly, I fell naturally onto the graduate school […]

Rebooting Your PhD

Rebooting Your PhD

Switching labs partway through your graduate studies

May 18, 2017 | Sarah B.

In July of 2013, I was abruptly told to leave lab. No warning, no chance to explain myself. The fact is, a sizable fraction of students do end up changing labs. Sometimes the cause is relatively benign — a professor gets a job offer elsewhere, or you realize you don’t like working with mice after […]