“To those further along in academia, remember that prospective students may not know many of the unwritten norms—or that they even exist in the first place.” This week's ScienceWorkingLife.
As an undergraduate, I was enthralled by a visiting professor’s lecture on the treasure troves of information found in remote frozen environments. As soon as I left the talk, I called my sister and told her I had decided to become a polar paleoclimate scientist—to which she replied, “A what?” No one in my family is a scientist, and no one has a graduate degree. Thus began my journey through the unwritten expectations and presumed knowledge about applying to grad school.
Then, during my last semester of college, my adviser asked whether I had considered grad school. I said I had but I couldn’t possibly afford it. She kindly explained that many programs not only cover tuition, but also offer stipends. With that conversation, my dream became a possibility again. I fell into a rabbit hole of internet advice from self-appointed experts, each with a different opinion on email etiquette, interview scheduling, and how to express interest in a project. The suggested timelines overlapped and contradicted one another. I felt hopeless again, terrified I would break an unspoken rule.Halley MastroBut I gathered all the advice I could, including some nuggets from my adviser, and plowed forward.
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