About

Even if you’ve been successful in undergraduate studies for years, times are changing. Fast. If you don’t learn how make your way into the graduate school ‘the new way’, then you’re going to be left behind. I should know, I felt this way myself back in 2018 – but, since then I’ve totally changed the way I manage things.

This is my personal blog, a melting pot of information to get you kitted-out with all the tools, tips and tactics you need to be able to start, run, support and thrive as a graduate. And getting the most of it.

plenty of posts, tons of great content, productivity tools , free resources to make and clear your path mean you’ll be ready to take on the world with a ‘fresh’ mentality faster than you ever imagined!

Sound good..?

But just to make sure you’ve found your home, let me ask you the following questions…

Are you having trouble aligning your why, goals, and vision with the path you have been chosen ? Or having trouble about planning the carrier and your life after graduate studies?

Are you exhausted of starting your research article and can not seem get a handle of it?

Need advice when it comes to creating a cohesive schedules to getting the most of college?

And are you continually on the lookout for tools, tips, and the occasional kick in the shins to keep moving toward your short term and long term goals?

Well, if so, you can call this home.

The Secret to Your Success

The graduate school is an ever-evolving, overcrowded, and a seriously competitive space. But if you have a clear, cohesive schedule, built on a rock-solid foundation , you’ve won half the battle.

Being successful in studies is just one part of your journey though. So, I not only created this space to give you the best graduate studies related advice possible, I also want to help you take the baby steps to get there.

What does that mean?

You can read all the advice in the world, but without action nothing gets done, and your dreams never takes off. So, this is not just a advise and facts based site, it’s a place infused with a can-do attitude. I’ll motivate you to push through the fear, uncertainty, and self-doubt any aspiring graduate student faces on a daily basis

My story

Since 2018, I’ve successfully translated my habits , ethics and my core values into a productive collaboration to be efficient with the things I do and most importantly , to be healthy , both mentally and physically. I can teach you step-by-step how to do exactly the same thing. But first, I’m sure you’d like to hear my story — I’ll make it brief!

My name is Aruna Kumarasiri. Everything has changed for me at the end of 2018 , when I had to choose between becoming a graduate student or go into the industry as a materials science engineer.
— So I chose BOTH!

In 2020, I started my professional carrier as a materials engineer at a multi-national load cell manufacturing company. After gaining experience as an engineer for one and half years, I started my graduate studies in the field of physical chemistry in 2021.

I’m a graduate student from the Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Science, University of Victoria ,British Columbia , Canada.I am doing research in surface science , computational chemistry and Materials Engineering.
I’m passionate for data science , product design and rendering and have extensive experience in Solidworks, Solidworks Visualize, AutoCAD, Fusion 360 and R statistical programming.