Why should you do research in undergrad You are here, so I imagine you must have already come to the conclusion that doing research during your undergradaute career would be at least SOMEWHAT intriguing. But let’s convince you why anyone …
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Chloe Kirk
What I Learned my First Year of Grad School
Hello! This blog is a bit more of a heart to heart with myself, but I hope by sharing this it might help at least a couple prospective or first year PhD students like myself. Take notes Take notes all …
Graduate School Work-life Balance
The biggest question I get asked about graduate school, after asking about my research, is whether graduate school lives up to the “all work, no play” mantra many associate with a life in academia. To answer this question: no, I …
How to Read a Scientific Paper
Reading should be straight forward. Books draw the reader in and make you want to read more. News articles have catchy titles and cool images. Scientific papers, however, seem to do everything in their power to detract from an enjoyable …
Why I Chose a Science Major
Why choose a science major? Obviously this is an answer that varies a lot person-to-person, but I have been asked it enough now that I think it is time to address the elephant in the room once and for all. …
The Realities of Impostor Syndrome
I hadn’t heard of impostor syndrome until a couple of months into graduate school. I felt out of my league and completely stupid compared to my colleagues and lab mates. After feeling this way for a while, I finally had …
Chloe’s Path to Science Communications
Hello! I’m Chloe, a first-year Ph.D. graduate student at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in Molecular Biology and Legal Studies and my …
How to Ace Graduate School Interviews
So you got through the applications and the excruciating waiting time, and you just received the email to schedule an interview with the graduate school program! Congratulations! We are going to quickly walk through how you can prepare yourself before …
How to Apply for Graduate School in the Sciences
Hi there! So many people are applying to Ph.D.s nowadays to get a leg ahead in their career, join academia, or simply because they don’t want to leave the lab. Whatever category you fall into, applying to a science graduate …
White Water Rafting
On a whim, I accompanied one of my friends to Pennsylvania for the weekend to partake in some fall activities (since we don’t really have fall in Miami). We arrived early Saturday morning, and had to drive straight from the …