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Looking Back at Grad School, Three Years On

Editor Lauren Olmeda looks back at her grad school experiences, three years after graduation, and shares important advice for current and future students.

Lifestyle, AcademiaLauren OlmedaSeptember 24, 2019Lauren Olmeda, academia, adjusting to life after academia, life after academia, grad school, grad school experiences, living abroad as a graduate student, living abroad as a grad student, IrelandComment

Beautiful Things Are Worth Pursuing: Battling Homesickness with A Room with a View

New contributor and art historian Kiely Schuck shares her experience as a graduate student in Florence with E.M. Forster’s A Room with a View as a balm to keep homesickness at bay.

Advice, Lifestyle, Mental Health, AcademiaOlivia Gündüz-WilleminApril 2, 2018grad school, academia, academic advice, adviceComment

Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before Grad School

Culture, Lifestyle, Mental Health, AcademiaOlivia Gündüz-WilleminOctober 7, 2017grad school, graduate school, mental health, studies, university, Autumn at the Attic Comments