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I almost chickened out, but I ended up getting coffee (i.e., cherry coke) with the socially anxious PhD whom I met recently at a talk. I agonized over the meeting all morning and ended Read More
Last week, I spontaneously decided to go to a talk given by one of the first black women to receive a PhD in her field. I’m interested in gender and racial disparities in STEM, Read More
In late October 2018, I drove from Atlanta to North Carolina for a job interview, setting my alarm for 5:30 am. According to Google Maps, the drive was 6 hrs. I didn’t really have money for a Read More
After you receive the rejection email from a grad school program you applied to, the questions always come. What could I have done differently? Was I removed from the ‘Maybe pile’ quickly, or was my Read More
I am typing this, sitting among a pile of boxes and rubbish, as I prepare to move to another house. Life is changing, yet again, and I have to find time to keep doing the Read More
I find myself staring into space, my mind is racing and my heart’s pumping fast. That may sound like a heart attack or a panic attack, but not today. Over a year ago I Read More
In honor of World Statistics Day 2015, I felt motivated to write about my own experience with statistics, and my decision to switch career paths from ecology(ish) to statistics for my PhD program. One could Read More
I hope everyone checked out Rachel’s* last post. It really refueled my own motivation tank, and, when combined with the cool Snapchat time-filter photos I love on Insta, I came up with this lovely ‘Read More
One year ago today, I officially started my PhD journey. I remember feeling pretty lost and a little overwhelmed but also had this ball of excitement in the pit of my stomach. Looking back at Read More