Public speaking is something that terrifies many people, and is one of the most common fears people have. The combination of nervousness, wondering if people will understand you and finally just having everyone focused on you is not a relaxing…
Your connection with Grad studies at Queen's
When is a wedding speech like an academic presentation? 5 Tips to supercharge your next Powerpoint presentation
Tagged with: Grad Student Life, presentations, skills, thesis
Posted in General, Student Perspective
Posted in General, Student Perspective
Grad School FAQ
Many of my younger (and I use this term loosely) friends are currently considering graduate school, so I figured why not dedicate a post to answering some of their burning questions? I sent out a request for questions re: grad…
Summer of Songs
In the Fall and Winter terms, the array of events to attend and clubs to join. Freed from the tyranny of choice in the Summer term, and used to campus as the source of things to do, those who are…
Tagged with: Blues, Jazz, Kingston, Limelight, music, summer festivals, Wolfe Island
Posted in Events, General, Kingston, New Students
Posted in Events, General, Kingston, New Students
On Finding a Work-life Balance in Graduate School
Most clinical psychology students are familiar with Rosenhan’s study entitled “On being sane in insane places”. Briefly, Rosenhan had subjects simulate auditory hallucinations in order to gain entry into various psychiatric institutions. Following admission into the hospital, the pseudopatients acted…
Tagged with: being awesome, Grad Student Life, productivity, time management, work-life balance
Posted in Student Perspective, Uncategorized
Posted in Student Perspective, Uncategorized
Favourite Dessert Places in Kingston – 2013 Edition!
On the encouragement of my colleagues, I have decided to update my post from last year where I detailed my favourite dessert places in Kingston. 1) White Mountain White Mountain is a Kingston staple. It’s been around for years, and…
Amanda Tracey: Feeling Guilty?….Well, Don’t!
I just wanted to start off by expressing how excited I am to be chosen as a new member of the Gradifying blogger team! I am a first year PhD student in Biology studying Plant Ecology and Evolution. I did…
Tagged with: Elbow lake, goal setting, guilt, relaxation, student-supervisor relationship, work/life balance
Posted in General, New Students, Student Perspective
Posted in General, New Students, Student Perspective
Gradifying Grows! & Some Musings on the Importance of a Local Watering Hole
Good news! Congratulations to Amanda Tracey (PhD candidate, Biology) and Rachel Wayne (PhD candidate, Clinical Psychology) who are joining Atif and me* in bringing you experiences, events, and advice from our slices of grad life at Queen’s. We’re thrilled to…
Tagged with: good eats, grammar lives, Kingston favourites, new blood
Posted in Kingston, Student Perspective
Posted in Kingston, Student Perspective
Gone (Out of My Mind) Until Further Notice: A Comps Journal by Guest Contributor Rachel Wayne
Today brings us to the final of our four entrants, Rachel Wayne, who is in the sometimes-exhilarating and sometimes-agonizing throes of working toward her doctoral degree at Queen’s Department of Psychology in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication and Hearing Lab.…
The Six Habits of Highly Deceptive People – Guest Contributor Elias Da Silva-Powell
Posting on Mondays makes me aware of the number of these days which are considered holidays in order to form long weekends. It’s a great example of an availability bias because no one would ever complain that there are too…
Tagged with: academic humour, cognitive biases, concept creation, intuitive statistics, managing classroom discussion, participation
Posted in General, Student Perspective
Posted in General, Student Perspective
International Students’ Language Barrier – Guest Contributor Xiaoqian Liu
Our second entry, a lovely piece by Queen’s 3MT winner, Xiaoqian Liu. As an international student at Queen’s, with English being my second language, for many times, I have heard my friends complaining how language barrier blocks their progress in…
Posted in International, Student Perspective