It’s finally setting in that I’m no longer a college student. Every day, I’m up by 6:00am, commute to work, work for nine hours, and come home by 6:30pm. I travel nearly 90 miles every day and spend at least 12 hours per week in a car. Settling into this unintentional routine makes me feel […]
My goal was to find a job before graduation. Here’s how I did it.
New year, new look on the blog, and a new job! Three weeks ago, I officially started my first job as a technician at a polymer R&D lab. I initially felt self-conscious about being the newest and youngest person. My manager (B) and mentor (C) welcomed me and introduced me to the team. As a
I finally submitted the NSF GRFP today! What a great relief. At the beginning of this week, I almost gave up and did not intend to submit it at all because I did not want to submit something bad. I reasoned with myself that I already invested so much time into it, as did my
My first grad school visit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for their CHOPS program.
The search for my future graduate school begins. In late April, I took the GRE without knowing which schools to send my scores to. Since I didn’t have time to dive deep into research and faculty, I selected four schools based its location and its US News rankings. Over the summer, I slowly gathered more
Over the past four years, I’ve applied to numerous programs and scholarships. For every 10 applications, I get an acceptance. The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is my next endeavor. The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based graduate degrees at accredited United
