Monthly Archives: October 2019

Dear first year, this isn’t something you can plan for (Part 2)

For Part 1 of “Dear first year, this isn’t something you can plan for,” click here. We like to think that our life stories have happy endings, perhaps that we can carefully partition our lives into fourths of each year, … Continue reading

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Have questions about applying to grad school? Check out the Grad School Panel on reddit.com/r/math!

Hi all, This week I’m here to tell you about an unlikely mathematical community that you might be interested in, particularly if you’re interested in applying to grad school, or if you’re a grad student wondering about life after grad … Continue reading

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Dear first year, this isn’t something you can plan for (Part 1)

I still remember how hopeful I was when I started. I had come off a high-performance undergraduate career, with a rockin’ CV full of contributed talks (including one at Joint Mathematics Meetings and the Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in … Continue reading

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Keeping up with the Kardashian’s arXiv submissions – One quick tip to stay informed!

Howdy y’all, I’m Richard Wong –  a fifth year grad student working in homotopy theory at UT Austin, and I’m a new blog writer this year.  I’m excited to contribute to the grad blog, and share some of the tips … Continue reading

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