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Brittany Trinh returns to The Social Academic featured interview series. We talk about how her thinking on websites for professors, scientists, and researchers has changed. And, about how life has changed now that she’s back in grad school. Plus, hear about our Team VIP Day service for research lab websites.

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In this episode, Emily interviews Brittany Trinh, a PhD student in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Brittany originally applied to grad school in fall 2018, but she elected to defer her acceptance for two years in favor of taking a job. Brittany shares how she developed her finances, side business, and professional life in the 2.5 years she worked prior to matriculating. She started graduate school in fall 2021 in a much stronger financial position—and more confident in herself—than she would have in fall 2019, even though it was a bit of a rough transition. At the end of the interview, Brittany explains for whom deferment of grad school acceptance is a good option.

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What does it look like to pursue a path less travelled? In this episode of Daring Living, I speak with my coach, Shirley, and share my journey (and all of the ups and downs in between) as I take a leap of faith into post-graduate studies. Even if you’re not a scientist or a graduate student, we explored a lot of areas that anyone who’s pursuing their dreams will go through.

In this podcast episode of The Social Academic with Jennifer van Alstyne, I share my beginnings as a web designer on Tumblr, learning HTML/CSS. Then I talk about how I restarted my online presence by connecting with the science community on Twitter and Instagram. For scientists looking to start their websites, the most important thing to do is to PLAN before you start any designing.

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If you’re looking to start your website and want a simple step-by-step guide, check out my Website Design Guide.