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Shift Happens: Preparing for Life Changes in Graduate School
If the fear of change is holding you back from going to graduate school, here are 3 ways plus action steps on how to address it: 1) Understand how the anticipation of change can affect you, 2) Make a plan for personal priorities and relationships, 3) Prepare your mind for life's changes as a graduate student.
TEM #042: 5 Ways graduate school is a life game-changer
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, 5 ways graduate school is a life game-changer, chameleons as mood rings, The When to Go Back to Graduate School Quiz
TEM #041: How to apply to grad school (... after working full-time)
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to apply to graduate school with confidence after working full time, donut brains aren't what you think, The When to Go Back to Graduate School Quiz
TEM #040: How to make your graduate school application stand out.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to make your graduate school application stand out: know your audience, and the “audience effect” on your performance
TEM #039: What admissions leaders know (that you don't... yet).
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, graduate school specializations: what they are + how to use them, “mold juice” revolutionized medicine, The Women of Inspiration Summit Experience
TEM #038: Graduate school specializations: What they are + how to use them
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, graduate school specializations: what they are + how to use them, “mold juice” revolutionized medicine, The Women of Inspiration Summit Experience
TEM #037: How I use ChatGPT to research graduate programs.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how I use ChatGPT to research graduate programs, wear red + green for Monday’s eclipse, bonus PS to boost your productivity
TEM #036: Admissions tests to get into graduate school.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, admissions tests to get into graduate school, the Mercury 13 test-takers
TEM #035: The ROI of a graduate degree.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, the ROI of a graduate degree, the trickiest tongue twister in English, photo of the week
TEM #034: What to do when cost is the deciding factor.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, what to do when cost is the deciding factor, one way to reserve fuel, upcoming workshop: When to Go Back to Graduate School (March 21)
TEM #033: How to research different degree types for your career goals.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to research different degree types for your career goals, first woman PhD’s degree switch, upcoming workshop: When to Go Back to Graduate School (March 21)
TEM #032: The Graduate School Shop is OPEN.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, The Graduate School Shop is OPEN, why Leap Years exist, save the date: When to Go Back to Graduate School [NEW workshop March 21]
TEM #031: 5 places to find graduate programs.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, 5 places to find graduate programs, dolphins vs. sloths, save the date: When to Go Back to Graduate School [NEW workshop March 21]
TEM #030: Decide when to go back to graduate school.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how I decided when to go back to graduate school, a rocky Sahara desert 🪨, (still) coming soon: The Graduate School Shop
How I Decided When to Go Back to Graduate School
This is your front-row seat to my personal process in deciding when to go back to graduate school. Get a glimpse into the personal and professional priorities that influenced my decision-making, plus lessons learned from initial rejection before ultimately being accepted to a top 10 program in the US.
TEM #029: 10 graduate school fees you don’t expect.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, 10 graduate school fees you don’t expect, the DeBeers of chocolate, coming soon: The Graduate School Shop
TEM #028: It’s not how, but when (to go back to graduate school).
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to decide when to go back to graduate school, the groundhog mid-point, coming soon: 1:1 Strategy Sessions.
TEM #027: How to choose the best graduate program type for you.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to choose the best program type for you, don’t die laughing
TEM #026: How to determine your priorities for graduate school.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to determine your priorities for a graduate program, the opposite of paranoia, what I’m working on next
TEM #025: How to use LinkedIn for graduate school research.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to use LinkedIn for graduate school research, where January gets its name, Strategy Session contest winner 🏆