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1. Meet and Greet

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   Meet other newbies enrolling at the same school you are.

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   • Columbia University - Fall 2020
   • By Arthistoryiscool, August 6
2. Officially Grads

   Now that you're in, what about relocating, school supplies, housing, Grad Life, etc.

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   • transfer slp programs?
   • By Cece93, Wednesday at 02:12 AM
3. Coursework, Advising, and Exams

   What do I take? What about my grades? What about my *$%^ advisor? What about comps/quals/becoming ABD?

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   • How do I tell my scholarship advisor about my depression issues?
   • By GregF, Thursday at 05:17 PM
4. Research

   How do I pick a research topic? Organize my notes? Find data? Pick which lab to join? Ask and answer questions about how to do research here.

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   • Would you be wiling to put up with a toxic PI if it meant you could do groundbreaking science?
   • By Piagetsky, September 25
5. Teaching

   I have a TA position, now what?

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   • How to Respond to Rude Emails from a Student?
   • By NotAlice, September 1
6. Writing, Presenting and Publishing

   This is the place to discuss writing (theses, conference and journal papers, etc.), presenting (powerpoint, LaTeX/Beamer??) and publishing.

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   • Your conference identity
   • By Suraj_S, September 29
7. Jobs

   Whoa. You're about to graduate. What now?!?!

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   • How much should I let outside job prospects influence my research area?
   • By Sigaba, September 27