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Adjusting to Grad School Life: Social Changes

Published: 21 August 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: adapt to changes, adjusting to grad school, relationships in grad school, Rene Paulson, social changes

An adjustment change that many graduate students have to go through is figuring out how to balance their social lives and academic lives. Undergraduates have plenty of opportunities to be social, but grad students have a much heavier work load, and therefore, less time. However, there are still a number of ways you can have a healthy social life while in grad school. Manage Your Time Similarly to how you…

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Teaching a Class? Things to Consider When Creating Your College Syllabus

Published: 15 August 2014
Written by Sara
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Tags: grad school advice, job advice, syllabus, teaching

If you’re teaching a college class for the first time, making and writing your syllabus is no easy task. Be sure to consider these things before the first day of classes. Formulating Your Syllabus Why take that much time in developing your syllabus when students don’t read it anyway? Why not just copy and paste someone else’s syllabus who taught the class before? The syllabus is a formal statement from…

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How Your Schedule Changes In Grad School

Published: 31 July 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: adjusting to grad school, graduate school, planning, Rene Paulson, schedule, time

I hope you’ve all been enjoying this blog series about adjusting to graduate school. Today’s post is about scheduling changes: what you should expect in grad school and how you can transition well. When you become a grad student, you might feel that you’re not able to fit everything you need to do within your week, but here are a few ways that you can alleviate this feeling. Set Your…

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Adjusting To Grad School: Money, Money, Money

Published: 4 June 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: adapt to changes, adjusting to grad school, budget, finances, money, Rene Paulson

Adjusting to graduate school is challenging for many reasons, but many students would probably tell you that the change that has brought the most difficulties is money. We already know that it’s difficult just to pay for grad school, as described in our articles about paying for graduate school. However, I want to focus on how to deal with the financial adjustments that must come…

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Studying Habits in Grad School

Published: 8 May 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: adapt to changes, adjusting to grad school, Rene Paulson, study tips

How were your study habits during undergraduate school? It might surprise you to know that even if you earned straight As, you’ll need to adjust your studying habits according to your grad program. For the next 2–5 years, you’ll be faced with plenty of challenges, so it’ll be best if you’re prepared and already know about some differences between undergrad and grad school. Here are some helpful tips that you…

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How To Pull an All-Nighter

Published: 28 April 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: adapt to changes, adjusting to grad school, all-nighter, Rene Paulson, sleeping tips, study tips

I hope you’ve been able to read through my current blog series about adjusting to life as a graduate student and getting used to the many changes that occur when you come from either undergraduate school or the work force and start your graduate career. As part of the transition, sleeping schedules tend to change and, most of the time, worsen, the more time you’re in grad school. However, there…

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Up All Night? How To Sleep in Grad School

Published: 21 April 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: adapt to changes, adjusting to grad school, cant sleep, Rene Paulson, sleeping tips

When you transition into graduate school from either your undergrad or life in the field, you will probably find that your sleeping habits change and become unhealthy because of late nights studying and early morning classes. I want to give you two different ways to better the way you sleep in grad school: how to make your sleeping habits more consistent and how to temporarily break your habits in a…

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3 Tips For Eating Right as a Grad Student

Published: 16 April 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Many graduate students understandably notice the need to adjust their eating habits, whether it’s needing to eat on a budget because of less income or eating healthier options because of grad school demands. Whatever your previous habits in the kitchen (or at restaurants) have been, I hope to show you some better habits that will be easy on your wallet, good for your body, and helpful to your graduate life.

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6 Ways Grad School Changes Your Life: How To Deal

Published: 15 April 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: adapt to changes, adjusting to grad school, grad school advice, Rene Paulson, sleeping tips, study tips

I hope everyone is enjoying the start of spring and is still pushing forward in their graduate school journey. My next series will be about how to best adjust to various situations in graduate school and is geared for all graduate students: brand new students who are fresh out of undergraduate programs, students who have already been in the graduate program for a few years, students who came back to…

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How to Choose the Right Graduate School

Published: 26 March 2014
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Have you thought about going to graduate school, but you’re not sure where to start? It can be confusing; do you need to apply for schools and then go talk with advisors or if should you talk with students before narrowing the search to about 5–10 prospective schools. Before all the application fees and time filling out applications as well as writing essays and personal statements, get to know the…

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