Ten Tips for Success in Graduate School
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students share their tips for success.
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- [00:00:08.992]I think it's really important for you to get to know
- [00:00:10.940]all the faculty of your department,
- [00:00:12.539]especially your department chair and your graduate chair.
- [00:00:17.341]My advice is not to restrict yourself just to
- [00:00:20.091]courses in your major for your graduate department.
- [00:00:23.832]Try and explore, try and find something
- [00:00:25.120]that fits with your career choice, and your career path.
- [00:00:30.760]Buy a calendar or use a calendar app
- [00:00:32.640]and organize your time.
- [00:00:34.129]When you get to grad school,
- [00:00:35.251]time flies pretty quickly.
- [00:00:36.872]If you're a graduate assistant especially,
- [00:00:38.731]as well as projects, papers that are due.
- [00:00:41.131]Those due dates come up quick so
- [00:00:42.171]organizing your time is key.
- [00:00:47.520]Getting a graduate degree is like
- [00:00:48.912]running a marathon, not running a sprint.
- [00:00:50.809]So you really need to come up with
- [00:00:51.811]sustainable study habits, and you need to
- [00:00:53.632]set short term goals to help you reach that ultimate goal.
- [00:00:58.621]The most important thing for new graduate students
- [00:01:00.206]is to take time for yourself.
- [00:01:01.825]Whether it be to protect your mental or physical health.
- [00:01:07.827]Make sure that you build a great support system
- [00:01:09.886]that will help you through the good times
- [00:01:11.126]and the bad times while you're at graduate school.
- [00:01:16.006]Especially for international students
- [00:01:17.875]I would suggest sharing the culture
- [00:01:21.107]of their own country here.
- [00:01:25.714]Don't be worried about the impostor syndrome,
- [00:01:27.467]I think a lot of graduate student struggle with that,
- [00:01:29.475]feeling like everybody else is better or more advanced,
- [00:01:32.235]or it's easier for them.
- [00:01:34.187]So feeling like you are what you are,
- [00:01:36.674]just work on getting better yourself and
- [00:01:38.817]not worrying so much about comparing yourself
- [00:01:40.444]to other graduate students.
- [00:01:42.827]Don't be afraid to ask for help
- [00:01:44.086]if you don't know how to do something
- [00:01:47.355]or if you just are curious, there are many resources that
- [00:01:51.166]they can provide you with a lot of help.
- [00:01:54.726]Say yes to all the opportunities
- [00:01:56.627]that graduate school has to offer.
- [00:01:58.345]Try new projects, start new endeavors
- [00:02:00.526]because there's all sorts of opportunities
- [00:02:02.227]to learn and grow.
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