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TEM #048: Wait, you think your personal statement is about you?
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, Your grad school personal statement is not about you, chocolate fireworks (dreams do come true), a little help from a friend.
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TEM #047: Paying for grad school with scholarships.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, paying for grad school with scholarships, it's not always bad news with the FAFSA, share the wealth!
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TEM #046: How to pick the perfect personal statement story.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, personal statements and the value of a story "thread", how language morphs time.
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TEM #045: Last-minute study tips for grad school test prep.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, 5 last-minute test prep tips for the GMAT and GRE, using standardization to eat healthier.
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TEM #044: How to prepare for life changes in graduate school.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, preparing for life changes as a graduate student, and when it's good to break the norm.
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TEM #043: Get that faculty letter of recommendation.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to ask faculty for a letter of recommendation, what faculty are actually doing all day, what's your burning question right now?
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TEM #042: 5 Ways Grad 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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]
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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]
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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
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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