Graduate school provides somewhat of a protected and sheltered environment. Consider that you are able to get lost in the world of your research. Lost in days of reading and writing. And you have the ability (sometimes not by your own choice) to spend hours, days, and weeks in isolation working on whatever it is that you’re working on. But what do you do when all hell breaks loose and ... Read More

I am totally NOT sorry to say this, but you have to get regular sleep as a graduate student. The culture in most graduate programs is one that high fives and commends students for constantly pulling infamous all-nighter’s and living on little sleep. However, this same culture also expects highly productive and efficient students that will produce notable scholarly achievements. I know you want ... Read More