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Preparing for PhD Applications

If you’re anything like I was, you’re nervous. You’re not sure what the process will yield. You don’t know whether it’s worth applying. You don’t know if you have what it takes to get in. And you’re probably wondering if you have what it takes to even apply. I get it. I was there. ApplyingContinue reading “Preparing for PhD Applications”

Healing Through Covid by Faith

As night arrived in St. Louis, I started to feel sick. Unpacking was already difficult, but doing it sick was even worse. At the start of my new journey—graduate school—I came down with the sickness that was taking people out all over the world. I thought I couldn’t get Covid because I was vaccinated, butContinue reading “Healing Through Covid by Faith”

What I Wish I Knew Before My First Year

First, I want to say congratulations. Congratulations on making it this far. The journey through undergrad, your master’s program, and applications was not easy. Yet we preserved and we are here. Take a minute and soak in that victory. We worked hard to get here and, with that same strength and vigor, we will makeContinue reading “What I Wish I Knew Before My First Year”

Vacation Without Vacating

This summer I’ve been itching to get rest. I thought it would come from a trip of some sorts, but I realized that what I needed is where I am. On Tuesday, July 27th I set up an automatic “out of the office email,” notified my family and close friends, and turned off my phone.Continue reading “Vacation Without Vacating”