Seemingly out of nowhere, here we are: the end of the semester. I am left dumbstruck by the realization that I am halfway through my graduate program and thus that much closer to “the real world,”...

One year. Twelve months. 365 days. 1.27 percent of an average American lifespan. This doesn’t seem like much, does it?  Yet somehow, this small amount of time seems as threatening as the view from the...

Okay, let’s talk grad school. Around three million Americans enroll in a graduate program each year, which is about a sixth of the number of Americans who enroll as undergraduates each year. There are...

An average 22-year-old in the United States has spent over 3,000 days in school, comprising nearly 78% of in her or his life. Choosing to go to graduate school prolongs your life as a student, but as I’ve...

In the Adam Sandler movie, “Bubble Boy,” the main character is forced to go about his life enshrouded by a large plastic bubble due to an underdeveloped immune system. This prevents any unwanted germs...

You remember your first day of college. The anxiety paired with the excitement. You could be anybody. Do anything. Which is truly liberating, yet also extremely intimidating. Now imagine that same feeling,...