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Choosing a lab for your graduate or postdoc research is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Most people read papers and abstracts to find the coolest science. Or they favor the big labs with lots of people and solid funding.
But those features can distract you from the real secret of scientific success.
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The letters of recommendation have been submitted, and review committees have assembled. But while this graduate school application season may seem familiar, the next steps will be wildly different from past years.
How will Universities conduct graduate school interviews during a pandemic?
And what can applicants do to prepare for these unprecedented times?
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How many times have you said “I wish I had known!” or “Why didn’t they teach us this in school?”
If you’re a graduate student, you’ve probably said it a lot.
For some reason, from the moment you write your first application to the moment you get your hood and mortarboard, you’ll be re-learning what thousands of students have learned before you.
You’ll be treading a well-worn path, but for some reason, you won’t get a map.
Why don’t successful graduates take the time to help their successors along? Well, partly because they immediately get busy on the next stage of their career.
And partly because they may feel they’ve barely escaped the gauntlet of graduate school intact. “What advice could I give?” they muse. “I almost didn’t make it myself!”
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Sarah had achieved her dream. With a PhD in Physics, she had accepted a new position as a Theoretical Physicist.
But as the months wore on, she started to feel overwhelmed and depressed. She’d done well in school and enjoyed her classes – why couldn’t she focus on her work?
Sean graduated with honors from his engineering program. But after six months on the job as a field representative for a machine company, he was fired.
He had been an excellent student, and excelled in class with top grades and praise from his professors. In the field, he had none of that feedback, and his motivation plummeted. He blamed himself for the failure, but he couldn’t understand how all his success had collapsed so quickly.
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