A few months ago I wrote about my experience applying to graduate school as someone with a first-generation, low SES background (you can read that post here). Since publishing that post, I’ve mentored four undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students through the application process. However, now we’ve entered interview season, which is a little outside the scope … More an applicant’s guide to phd interviews: they’re not as scary as you think

This blog post is broken up into sections, you can use these links to skip around. the problem with academia budgeting applying strategically applying for fee waivers getting and navigating interviews deciding and negotiating TL;DR Resources the problem with academia A few weeks ago I was in this diversity Zoom meeting with other people in … More applying to grad school on a budget and navigating the process: a saga

I follow Paul Bloom on Twitter and on Thursday he posted a screenshot of a paper submission response to JECP. It had been rejected. Rejection, negative feedback, and criticism, I have come to learn, are major facets of academia (even for Paul Bloom). I haven’t had to experience the rejection of a manuscript at this … More track changes: coping with the modern red pen

When I moved across the country for undergrad, lots of people were surprised; not because I moved away, but because I moved to one of the coldest parts of the northeast. Despite this, moving to Boston was very easy for me. I’d always wanted to be there. The four years I’d spent there were the best … More about the fit: deciding to move to baltimore

Why hello there, Long time, no see. If you recall, you may have last visited my blog called coasttocoastwithalexis, which was about the usual lifestyle, makeup, college ongoings. That blog came to a screeching halt about a year ago…maybe more. I found myself not wanting to write about that stuff, but always going back to it. … More welcome to adulthood…kind of