I’m now in the midst of my sixth Kingston summer. Between the Masters and PhD, I’ve been here for a few years, and every year I find myself looking forward to the same things every time the campus clears out…
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What to do in Kingston this summer…. Part 4
Posted in Kingston, New Students, Student Perspective Tagged with: being awesome, Grad Student Life, Kingston, productivity, work-life balance
This lab went on a coffee run. What they did next will surprise you…
THEY VOTED. THEY ALL WENT TO AN ADVANCE POLLING STATION NEAR THEIR WORKPLACE AND VOTED. We’re going to take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to talk about the 2014 Ontario Provincial Election. The election is currently scheduled for…
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So you want to be an Epidemiologist…
Last week, my Gradifying co-author Amanda highlighted how her degree is structured. Today, I’ll be talking about the degrees offered by the Department of Public Health Sciences. There are six factors that differentiate programs: the degree structure, courses, comps, research…
Posted in General, New Students, Student Perspective, Thesis Tagged with: being awesome, comprehensive exams, degree progress, existential crises, funding, General, Grad Student Life, Kingston, new students, productivity, publish, Student perspective, student-supervisor relationship, TA, teaching, thesis
Life in Grad School: A day in the life of Atif
The editorial staff at Gradifying decided that this month we would describe our experience in graduate school, especially given how different our experiences are. Last week, Amanda discussed her experiences as a graduate student, describing her “field season” and “the…
Posted in General, Kingston, New Students, Student Perspective, Thesis Tagged with: being awesome, degree progress, Grad Student Life, Kingston, thesis, time management, work-life balance
Planning for the summer
This post may sounds a little premature to some of you. After all, it’s only March, we *just* changed the clocks and there’s still snow on the ground. However, before you know it summer will be on us and things…
On giving constructive and helpful feedback
Last time I spoke about how to deal with negative feedback, and how you can cope with it. However, as you transition from undergrad, to graduate student, to senior graduate student (to life afterwards), you’ll be placed more and more…
Posted in New Students, Student Perspective, Thesis Tagged with: being awesome, degree progress, grad life is fraught, Grad Student Life, humour, productivity, student-supervisor relationship, TA, teaching, work-life balance
Dealing with negative feedback
You know the feeling. You’ve spent the last month working on a manuscript/paper, have fleshed out your ideas, spent countless late nights editing and making things sound *just* right, and you’ve finally sent it in to your supervisor. This will…
Posted in General, New Students, Student Perspective, Thesis Tagged with: being awesome, degree progress, existential crises, Grad Student Life, humour, productivity, publish, student-supervisor relationship, TA, teaching, thesis, work-life balance
Now You Feel Old: 17 Facts about the Class of 2017!
Fall is in the air. The frosh are back on campus, chanting, screaming, causing general havoc and every so often it’s like you’re crossing the Bruinen, and next thing you know, you’ve been swept up and now you’re suddenly climbing…
Posted in General, New Students, Student Perspective Tagged with: being awesome, existential crises, frosh week, Grad Student Life, humour, orientation, philosophy, work-life balance
Guest Post: Home Is Where The Heart Is: Establishing A Sense Of Home During Graduate Studies
Gradifying is thrilled to welcome Lauren Anstey to the blog today! Lauren will be discussing the important of establishing a “home” during your graduate training and various ways you accomplish that goal. For more about Lauren, scroll to the end…
Posted in General, Guest Posts, New Students, Student Perspective Tagged with: being awesome, degree progress, frosh week, Grad Student Life, home, orientation, time management, work-life balance