grad school

  • Surviving and thriving in grad school: self-care in grad school

    One of the buzzword topics in higher ed these days is self-care. Working with college students every day can be very emotionally and physically draining. Student affairs professionals preach the need for a good work-life balance, but 98% of them don’t practice that. Self-care goes beyond that work-life balance to really focus on taking care…

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  • Cite Internationale in Paris

    As I mentioned in my Oxford post, our trip to Europe was to learn more about international higher education. Our next institution visit was to Cite Internationale in Paris, a residential campus for foreign students living and studying in Paris. The concept is wholly unique and really cool. Essentially, a bunch of different countries sponsor…

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  • Avoiding the job search burnout

    The job search these days is a long and arduous process. For most of us, gone are the days of mailing out unsolicited resumes, getting calls for multiple interviews, and picking your best option from several job offers. Several members of my graduate program cohort and I are still in the throes of finding a job, even with…

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  • The post-grad life

    My graduation ceremony was this past Friday, so I am officially an MA. My family came from PA for the weekend, and we had a grand time celebrating and reminiscing all together in Colorado. In the midst of the graduation festivities, the packers came and boxed up our lives. The movers came yesterday, so all…

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  • Done

    I’m officially done with grad school. My portfolio was due back on the 14th, but I had a few lingering assignments for my study abroad class. For some reason, Downton Abbey makes me extremely productive, so I’ve had it on in the background whilst typing away on my many, many papers. I fiddle-farted my way…

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  • Final semester update

    My final semester of grad school has finally arrived. I’ve honestly been waiting for this day since I started the program (is that bad?), and now we’re in the homestretch. I’m working on my final portfolio. This is due a month before graduation and includes about 30 pages of papers. I’ve barely started and feel…

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