Irina Kuznetcova ⁽¹⁷⁾

When I was applying to doctorate programs, I had two goals in mind. First, the program must have been in the US. Second, I had to get funding for the entire length of the program: loans have never been an option for me. The reason…

If you’re interested in applying to a graduate program in the US, you probably already have at least a Bachelor’s degree or are finishing it up. Think back to your undergrad. What type of university did you attend? How was your education funded? These questions…

It was an ordinary day sometime in mid-June of 2014 when I sat down to tackle a non-ordinary task: choosing a graduate program in the US. I was staring at my computer monitor trying to collect my thoughts when a vivid flashback kicked in: me…

The first time I had to write a conference presentation proposal, I sat down, stared at the blank Word document and felt my thoughts crawling away in a million different directions. Damn, how hard can it be to write 5 pages? I mean, all you…

Graduate classes can be fun. With less of a focus on factual knowledge and more emphasis on discussions and critical thinking, they are a sandbox where you can experiment with ideas and learn from others. And yet at some point I felt like I was…