This week, Ashley Rossin comes on the show to talk about expectations during school breaks as a grad student! 

Christina Salerno joins the show once again for an episode all about graduate stipends and tuition waivers! We discuss what to expect from them and the wide range of opportunities from different universities.

Defending your proposal or final thesis can be stressful. Listen to this week's episode with Lindsey Smith as she and I go over our experiences to help you prepare for your own defense!

This week, I had Kim Pikok on the show to talk about her experience as a new graduate student and what she has learned so far in her first semester! She talks about what it has been like in her Native fellowship program and speaks about her current thesis project as well!

It can be hard deciding if a thesis is the right option for you. Listen along for Autumn Fornier-Dorsaz's experience about switching from a thesis option degree program to a non-thesis option degree program.

As the world starts to open back up again, scientific conferences are switching from virtual to either hybrid or in person! It can be scary attending your first conference, so listen in to Jessie McCraw as she shares her recent experience presenting at an in person conference!

Writing can be hard. All grad students have accepted this fact. Sammie Schreiter joins the podcast this week to talk about her experiences with writing her thesis and how she stays motivated!

Prepping for your comprehensive exams can be stressful! Listen this week as Basia Marcks shares her experiences with studying and taking both her written and oral exams during her PhD!