How To Grad School: The Podcast

Enjoy the last episode of season two, where Sarah and Becca talk about whether grad students are novices or experts or somewhere in between. They also: explain why knowing how experts and novices think about problems can help grad students answer a listener's question about isolation during thesis writing review tips on creating a writing routine that works for you If you'd like to have yo...

After a bit of a delay, we're back with another episode of the podcast! This is our penultimate episode of the season. In the fifth episode of season two, Sarah and Becca talk about goals in grad school. They also: explain the difference between avoidance and approach goal orientations answer a listener’s question about prioritizing their work in grad school review tips on writing in grad scho...

In the fourth episode of season two, Sarah and Becca talk about metacognition and whether using generative AI saves time in grad school. They also: explain several different types of metacognitive knowledge answer a listener’s question about using generative AI review tips for how to be metacognitive Want to have your question about anything related to grad school answered in an upcoming episode?...

In our third episode of season two, Sarah and Becca beliefs around failure and success in grad school. They also: discuss attribution theory and how it can help us understand successes and failures answer a listener’s question about confidence in grad school review tips for avoiding independent learning in grad school Want to have your question about anything related to grad school answered in an...

In our second episode of season two, Sarah and Becca talk about planning in grad school. They also: discuss how to separate planning from doing discuss what we know about planning from self-regulated learning review tips effective planning answer a listener question on how to get work done while parenting in grad school Want to have your question about anything related to grad school answered in a...

We're back for our second season! In our first episode of season two, Sarah and Becca talk about building community in an online grad program and help-seeking in grad school. They also: -discuss the many ways in which we can seek help -discuss research on how grad students seek academic help -review tips for connecting with others in grad school -answer a reader question on how to manage an on...

Becca and I are working on planning our next season of the podcast. We anticipate we will be releasing 4-6 new episodes between October and December. We’d love for you to submit your questions about grad school! You can take a listen to our previous episodes to get a sense of what typical questions look like, but in general we love answering any question from current Master’s or PhD students about...

In our sixth episode, and last of the first season, Sarah and Becca talk about mental health and GPA in applying to grad school! They also: discuss why mental health is often stigmatized in grad school discuss research on grad students who seek mental health help review tips for managing mental health in grad school answer a reader question on applying to grad school with a low undergrad GPA Want...

In our fifth episode, Sarah and Becca talk about networking and research interests in grad school! They also: discuss what networking is and why it's important for grad students discuss transferrable skills grad students develop in their programs review tips for networking (it's not as scary as it may seem!) answer a reader question on how include research in a course-based master's de...

In our fourth episode, Sarah and Becca talk about time management and procrastination! They also: discuss whether time management and procrastination are the same thing or different discuss why we may think poorly of ourselves when we procrastinate in grad school review research on how often grad students procrastinate and why they do it answer a reader question on how to make the most of your tim...

In our third episode, Sarah and Becca talk about the importance of task understanding! They also: review why self-regulating your learning is so crucial for grad students talk about understanding tasks in grad school discuss external and internal aspects of tasks answer a question about staying in a Master's degree or changing to a PhD give two hot tips about how to analyze tasks effectively....

In our second episode, Sarah and Becca talk about self-regulating your learning in grad school. They also: talk about what self-regulated learning is why self-regulated learning is important for grad students how thinking about tasks, goals, and strategies can lead to success answer a grad student's question about financial concerns in grad school share hot tips on collecting data about your l...

In our first full-length episode, Sarah and Becca talk about the benefits of pressing pause in grad school. They also: talk about issues around stress in grad school discuss research on stress and working memory share their experiences with taking a leave of absence during grad school share hot tips on stress and sleep answer a reader's question on what to do when levels of stress are high nea...

Learn about the new How To Grad School podcast in this short introduction episode. We introduce ourselves and provide a teaser of the question we'll answer in our first episode!  Each podcast will focus on a question submitted by a grad student. You can submit your question on our website: www.howtogradschool.com/podcast . If your question is read on our podcast, we’ll send you a token of our...