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Author Archives: kdillmcfarland
Rotations: the beginning and soon, the end
For those just tuning in, let’s backup. What’s a rotation? This is when first year graduate students “try” a lab by spending about a month in 3 to 4 different ones. You either have your own mini-project to complete or … Continue reading
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Did I make the right decision?
A couple days ago, as I sat in my first rotation lab, taking a break from my NSF fellowship application, worrying about upcoming tests and paper discussions, I wondered, “Why did I sign-up for all of this?” I could be … Continue reading
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Grad school life
I had some friends ask me about what grad life is like day-to-day. What to know what you’re getting yourself into, eh? So here goes a little run down of what I (and most other first years) do. Classes: I … Continue reading
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So did my UPS education actually prepare me for grad school?
In so many words, “as much as is reasonably possible” and “basically yes.” I don’t want to sound like I’m on a soap box or like I’m some spokesperson for the school… But, yes, UPS did all they could to … Continue reading
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The Road to Graduate School, Part VII
Moving Some random bits of advice about moving across the country… Some may be specific to Madison, WI (where I’m moving to) If you want to take your furniture and/or have a lot of stuff, consider using a pod. For … Continue reading
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The Road to Graduate School, Part VI
The summer between undergrad and grad Some people may be wondering, “So you got into graduate school. Now what do you do all summer…?” My answer: a lot of nothing, a little of some things. The number one piece of … Continue reading
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The Road to Graduate School, Part V
Be warned; this is going to be a long one. My actual interviews After writing that last blog, I realized it would be a lot more helpful for me to just tell you about my interview/visit experiences directly. So I … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley, Davis, graduate school, interviews, Madison, UC, Urbana, visits
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The Road to Graduate School, Part IV
Visits… I mean interviews… I mean… wait what? Yeah! Getting an interview means you’re past that first hurdle. They love you so much on paper that they want to meet you! That first interview invitation was one of the best … Continue reading
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The Road to Graduate School, Part III
Applications, applications, applications, and more applications!!! It gets tedious (especially with 8 apps to do!) but a big part of the applications are name, address, school, grades, etc. So it’s not hard for most of it. Just sit down with … Continue reading
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The Road to Graduate School, Part II
Where do I apply? So now I knew I wanted to go to grad school. That was only the beginning of a very long journey. There are thousands of programs nationwide and even more if you’re thinking of going abroad … Continue reading
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