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  • October 12, 2022

    Being a new graduate student, I was quickly reminded that it takes a village to get you through the masses of work and life stressors, which there鈥檚 immense beauty in caring for one another through your shared academic journeys. As you begin to develop those new connections in class and form lasting relationships with your peers, take a moment to memorize and apply these three formulas to calculate the most fruitful outcome for academic success and well-being!

  • April 27, 2022

    As an emerging scholar, academic conferences are some of the ways to connect with people who share similar research interests with you in your field. However, being an introvert in a buzzing conference room with people busy chatting could be scary and intimidating. Networking and building rapport with people you meet for the first time or barely know is the hardest to do as an introvert.

  • October 4, 2017

    A cohort was originally defined by Merino et al. 鈥渁s a group of students who begin a program of study together, share the same sequence of classes, faculty members, and instructional activities toward completion of a specific degree or certification,鈥 but 鈥渉as expanded to include the development of collaborative projects, self-directed goals, and a network of academic and social support.鈥

  • November 1, 2017

    Three quick notions to dispel from the get-go: 1) a mentor and an adviser are two different things; 2) your mentor does not have to be found in the realm of academic; and 3) graduate students can have more than one mentor.

  • March 8, 2022

    As graduate students, we spend a ton of time reading. Whether it鈥檚 for homework assignments or finding literature for our own papers, we spend a bulk of our time poring over academic texts, journal articles, and more. Unfortunately, this often means that we end up leaving little time for recreational reading (also known as leisure reading or reading for pleasure).聽

  • October 26, 2017

    Besides all of your classes and a pretty piece of paper on graduation day, what do your tuition and fees actually get you at Mason? This is a question we have all asked, particularly when paying our student bill. Although the number on your bill may come as a bit of a shock, make sure you are considering of all the amenities, services, and activities that Mason has to offer. This post offers a small collection of thoughts, which will hopefully help you more fully appreciate and take advantage of the many benefits that come with paying your Mason bill.

  • September 29, 2016

    A portion of Mason鈥檚 graduate students have worked and continue to work in the professional world, while pursuing an advanced degree; however, there is also a significant portion of our graduate population that has gone straight through college into graduate school without professional work experience So, I think it鈥檚 important to clear up any misconceptions.

  • March 21, 2018

    The National Association of Colleges and Employers identified professionalism/work ethic as one of the 8 career readiness skills most valued by employers. Your ability to effectively demonstrate this skill is vital in your transition from an undergraduate to graduate student. So, what does professionalism mean?

  • November 4, 2021

    At the Mason Grad Insider, we鈥檝e written plenty of blog posts about self-care, meditation, well-being, and resilience as a graduate student. But what about when that鈥檚 not enough? What can we do when we鈥檝e realized that our mental health has declined; when there are issues we鈥檇 like to work through; or, simply when we decide we need a little extra support? This is where external mental health resources, such as counseling or group therapy, can come into play.

  • December 1, 2021

    You may have heard the phrase 鈥淚鈥檓 so burnt out鈥 before. You may have said this phrase yourself 鈥 before grad school or during. This phrase certainly pops up more frequently around this time of year, with final papers, exams, and deadlines approaching. But what is burnout?