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Not sure if grad school is for you? 

Here is an interesting blog roundtable hosted by Artif Kukawsadia, PhD Candidate, recently to allow graduate students to share their views on various aspects of the graduate school experience.  Atif’s blog roundtable consisted of myself (Travis Saunders, MSc Queen's University and PhD Candidate) and a number of other graduate students responding to a list of common grad school-related questions, which he published throughout the month of November 2011. This the eighth and final post in the series provides a useful resource for anyone thinking about entering or continuing grad school.  Below are the topics that were discussed, with links to the relevant post:

October 31, 2011

Why did you go to graduate school?

November 4th:

What are the things that are important when picking your adviser/PI?

What about your committee?

November 7th:

How have you/do you deal with criticism and rejection; be it from advisers, professors, peers or funding committees?

How did you deal with rejection when you were applying to schools?

November 11th:

Are there tips for fighting impostor syndrome?

November 14th:

What if things aren’t going so well? What advice do you have for those who might having a tough time – either juggling multiple commitments,, losing interest or falling behind?

November 18th:

Is doing a Masters and PhD at the same school frowned upon? What about undergrad/Masters/PhD?

November 21st:

What has surprised you so far about the grad school experience? In which cases did it meet your expectations and when did it fail to do so? (i.e. How is graduate school life different to undergraduate life?)

November 25th:

What does it take to be a successful graduate student? Are there any last minute tips/advice/inspirational words you have for budding graduate students?

If you have even a passing interest in grad school, then take a few minutes and read through the posts that sound most relevant to you. The posts are broken down into easily-digestible sections.

Happy reading!

Travis Saunders, PhD Candidate (excerpt is from his blog at Obesity Panacea

Congratulations to our grads who convocated on 16 Nov 2011 !

From L to R:

Back Row:

Bob Ross (faculty), Samantha King (faculty), Mary Louise Adams (faculty), Lucie Levesque (faculty), Kaitlyn Hougham (MSc), Peter Galbraith (MSc), Maxwell Adam (MA), Morgan Craig-Broadwith (MSc), Spencer Moore (faculty), Amanda Northcott (MSc), Joan Stevenson (faculty), Joshua Fick (MSc),

Front Row:

Ashlee McGuire (PhD), Karima Dorney (MA), Hannah Legh-Jones (MSc), Jennifer Ku (MSc), Soultana Macridis (MSc), Jennifer Turnnidge (MSc), Carol Murphy (MSc)

Absent:

Shea Balish (MA), Jessica Diener (MA), Alexandra Hatchell (MSc), Kerry Hamilton (MSc), Natalie Jacox (MA), Melanie Kurrein (MA), Carolyn Prouse Brian Wilson (MA)

To obtain JPG copies of more pics from Grad Fall 2011 Convocation contact Angie at:  aam2@queensu.ca