Applying to graduate school is a rigorous process that includes everything from taking required tests to getting recommendations and writing a coherent personal statement. Graduate students devote a significant amount of time to their applications in order to increase their…
Did you know that an average person can identify a million different colors? Choosing one or two colors for a scientific presentation from the 1 million colors accessible is always going to be a difficult task. The color scheme you…
What is a diversity statement? A diversity essay for graduate school is a one-page document explaining your experiences and commitments to diversity. You can safely assume that any university that requests one is very committed to inclusivity and supporting their…
The apps we use shape who we are. Therefore it might be better to think twice before deciding on using an app for the long run. Taking notes is a significant portion of the time you devote to your graduate…
Are you the type of person who spends more time designing your presentation theme than creating the slides for the presentation the next day? Are you the type of person who wakes up in the middle of the night searching…
It’s almost the 15th of April. It’s that time of the year again. Are you trembling every time your phone vibrates with email notifications? Did you expect that email to be that special one you had worked so hard for,…
So you’ve received another “We are sorry to inform you” email, and now you’re wondering what went wrong with the application. PhD applications get rejected all the time for many reasons. After so much hard work, this is not the…
You might have been working so hard to craft that decent looking email to a potential supervisor, But you haven’t heard from them back after you sent it. This is quite a stressful situation to be in. But do not…
Doing a PhD isn’t just something that comes to your mind at the end of your undergraduate studies because we’ve all been thinking about it for a long time. However, when deciding whether or not to do a PhD, you…
One of the first questions that you might ask yourself when you are thinking about getting into a PhD is: why do you want a PhD, and are those the right reasons? Because in general, a PhD is not a…