gradschool Tag Posts Index

Writing the GRE Test- Should you or should you not?

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is basically just like graduate school version of the SAT. I believe one of the toughest challenges for international students

Acceptance Rates: a realistic picture of your chances?

A metric that people recently have started to adopt to measure their chances of getting into schools is looking at their acceptance rates. For people who might not

To email or to wait

There’s a lot of stress and anxiety in the grad school application process. From doing research on schools, programs and PIs to writing your essays and sending in

Reputable Programs Vs School Ranking

Popularity and prestige is one of the factors most people consider when applying to schools. When I joined subreddits like graduate admissions and PhD, it took reading

Continue enjoying the Christmas break or miss exams.

Hello, everyone. I welcome you to my blog. We have all been in a situation where we wished the holiday was way longer so we could continue with the merriment and

Imposter Syndrome

It’s not a secret that competition is fierce in graduate school applications. There different profiles of overqualified candidates competing for very limited slots.

Referee Selection

Yesterday I wrote about the importance of recommendation letters and the need to have your references tailored for each application. For the sake of clarity, a referee

Recommendation letters make or break your graduate school application

The past few days, I haven’t been writing much because of some entropy in my life. But I think it’s okay to say now that I’m heading back to a period of stability

Grad School Essays and AI

Many industries have been destabilized since AI like ChatGPT and Midjourney were made accessible to the general public. Freelancers and artists in particular are

Are extracurriculars important in grad school application?

Hey guys, it’s me again with the second episode of grad school talk. Lol In undergrad, I used to be part of the group of students that just went to class and then

Niche Focus: Preparing for Graduate School

One of the things I’ve been obsessed about over the past few months is graduate school. I’ve decided to focus more of my content on the things I’ve learnt these

Promoting Web3 (Hive eventually) in my Post Graduate Studies

Sharing with you a presentation I made in one of my classes in grad school. Were you promised something? Did you hold on to that promise? Is web3 equals to web1

When I Did Math Tutoring For A Professor's Daughter

Hello. In this education post, I share my experiences and thoughts on the time when I did math tutoring for a math/stats professor's daughter. This tutoring period

Challenges facing intelligence collection efforts - Discussion and Notes

The Question There are several challenges facing intelligence collection efforts. Some of these challenges are addressed in this week’s readings while others can

Effecient Collection: Discussion and Notes

A couple of months ago, I completed my first course in an Intelligence Studies masters program; I'll be sharing my work here, and on (my old grad school blog), for

[Grad School Application Journey] Part 3. GRE

So... GRE. This is an annoying test. I haven't taken standardized exam since SAT and SAT 2 in high school, so it's been a while. It costs something like $205, and

[Grad School Application Journey] Part 2. Asking for Letter of Recommendation

Today, I want to write about my experience of asking for letters of recommendation (LoR). It was very imperfectly done and was filled with mistakes, but I think

[Grad School Application Journey] Part 1. Stepping into the world of Optics

I wanted to blog about my feelings as I go through the grad school application process. Unfortunately, I was not diligent enough to do them in the moment, and here

Ever Seen a Women's Urinal, or Is It Illegal to Take Pictures in a Public Bathroom?

The school im working on my masters at was an all-women's college for about 160 years. There are some strange remnants of what might be called mid-century feminism,

Grad Life Update

Hey, everyone! I hope things have been well with you. I have been caught up reading and writing, and I realized I hadn’t posted here in almost a month, so here is