On this week's episode of Basically Doctors, we are back with our PhD advisor Prof. Jared Shaw to talk about what to do once you have gotten in to a chemistry graduate program. In this episode we talk about what to do at graduate school visitations, what NOT to do, questions to ask professors, and more. Hope you enjoy!

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We're back!! On this week's episode, we chat with our PhD advisor Prof. Jared Shaw about how to get into a chemistry graduate program. In this episode we talk about how to pick a graduate program to apply to, undergraduate research, letters of recommendation, and other important aspects of your graduate school application. Hope you enjoy!

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TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 We're BACKKKKK 00:02:04 Why should someone apply to grad school? 00:04:29 What do you consider the difference between a Masters vs PhD level scientist? 00:09:19 How to decide which schools to apply to? 00:22:27 Episode structure 00:24:18 Must haves to get in to grad school 00:25:45 Undergraduate research experience 00:34:20 Letters of Recommendation 00:37:57 Are you mostly just looking for evidence a student isn't going to quit? 00:38:40 How early should you ask for recommendation letters? 00:47:55 Should you email professors beforehand? 00:52:33 Is it required for students to have published? 00:57:19 What about letters of recommendation from Post Docs? 01:04:42 GRE requirements? 01:06:47 International Student Considerations 01:14:36 Don't forget your GPA is set your 3rd year! 01:16:32 Personal and Research Statements 01:28:15 What happens to the application afterwards? 01:35:01 Anna and Nina final thoughts

On this week’s episode of basically doctors, we have our first guest of the podcast, Aidan Looby from Synthesis Workshop!!!! (https://www.youtube.com/c/SynthesisWorkshopVideos) In this episode, we talk about why Aidan decided to start his own podcast (formerly Under the Scope), his recent merge with Synthesis Workshop, and how we feel about science communication, the state of publishing, and much much more!

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On this week’s episode of basically doctors, we discuss dealing with conflict both in real life and in graduate school! We talk about how we dealt with our personal conflict in graduate school, what we think leads to conflict and disagreements, and spill the tea on how we eventually made up!

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Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think! If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at ⁠ph14.doctors@gmail.com⁠! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud TIME STAMPS: 00:00 - You can either be right or you can be loved 05:34 - Choose your battles! 14:33 - Misunderstandings 20:06 - You can either be right or you can be loved 30:25 - You can't let conflict get in the way of your work! 35:00 - Dealing with when you completely disagree with someone 39:29 - Hot take... you don't always have to be right! 50:00 - You also don't always have to agree with everyone 51:30 - How did we make up?

On this week’s episode of basically doctors, Nina and Anna discuss how they wrote their dissertation featuring productivity tips and organizational tools. You don’t want to miss this ;)

Check out some of Nina's other thoughts about data: https://ninaperryman.com/blog/my-biggest-mistakes-in-grad-school

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On this week's episode, of basically doctors, we talk about our process for studying for our PhD qualifying exams at UC Davis! We cover what a qualifying exam is, how we prepared, and how we dealt with our stress and the stress of the people around us. Hope you enjoy! Find Nina's elaborated thoughts here : https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-1 https://ninaperryman.com/blog/how-i-studied-for-my-qualifying-exam-part-2 Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think! If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at ⁠ph14.doctors@gmail.com⁠! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud

00:00 - The shoe's gonna drop!

00:11 - Introduction 00:59 - What is a qualifying exam?

03:49 - Qualifying exams at different schools, UC Davis vs Yale

06:13 - Qualifying exams at Yale

10:47 - Was it hard to prepare for the research part of the exam? 13:06 - What is a PhD candidate

16:04 - How Anna prepared - how teaching helps you prepare

31:53 - How Nina prepared - fielding questions

35:46 - IMPOSTER SYNDROME!!

42:42 - Make yourself proud and believe in yourself :)

44:22 - QE's are a cool opportunity

45:51 - Unpopular opinion, QEs are fun

52:04 - Presentations need to be a STORY

53:19 - Confidence is KEY

55:15 - Crowdsource from people who have gone through it before!

59:50 - Nina's Reese's meltdown

1:02:14 - Moral of the story :)

Since we talked about Nina's postdoc journey in our last episode, we decided to close out 2023 with the story of Anna's journey from graduate school to her job in the pharmaceutical industry. We talk about whether post docs are good/bad for industry, why you might want to do a postdoc before going into industry, and what ultimately led Anna to choose to do a postdoc. Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think! If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at ⁠ph14.doctors@gmail.com⁠! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud

In this week's episode, we wanted to give a little backstory about what led Nina to move abroad earlier this year. You'll hear Nina share her story about quitting her post doc, our thoughts on what it means to be a scientist, and end with what we hope to provide by starting this podcast. Hope you enjoy!

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