Life hacks for growing up at UC Berkeley
Mai Chiamthamachinda/Staff
Even though you may grimace at the struggles that increase in your life as you grow, these challenges serve as proof that you are adulting.
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The Clog’s guide to graduate school applications
Are you a prospective graduate school applicant? Here’s some advice I wish someone had told me when I applied and things I wish I’d done differently.
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What to expect when applying to graduate programs
Having just completed my applications for graduate programs, here are a few things that took me by surprise and that you should be prepared for depending on the program you’re looking into.
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UC Berkeley professor receives award from National Academy of Sciences
Christina Maslach, UC Berkeley psychology professor emerita and a professor of the campus graduate school of psychology, earned the National Academy of Sciences, or NAS, Award for Scientific Reviewing for her research in job burnout and worker well-being.
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What your GSIs think during the long pauses in discussion
The worst part about discussion is the long pause when GSIs are looking for someone to participate and talk. We all know what we’re thinking during these pauses, but what are our GSIs thinking?
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How to enjoy your break before everything starts up again
For those of us transitioning from undergrad to graduate school or to our future careers, it’s time to get serious about relaxing.
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How not to write a graduate school personal statement
The essays are coming! The essays are coming! Well, actually, not really. You still have some time to write that Pulitzer Prize-winning, God-defying personal statement. It doesn’t matter how much you polish those test scores or flaunt that GPA, they’re not enough to get you into the graduate school of
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Even celebrities need UC Berkeley doctoral degrees
Actress and political activist Ashley Judd recently announced that she’ll be returning to school to get her doctorate in public policy from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. She already boasts a master’s degree from Harvard University and an IMDB page that’s likely more impressive than any of her future
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What post-graduate life is really like
“Congratulations Class of 2015! You did it!” A phrase that I still subconsciously hear in my mind from time to time. A phrase that’s supposed to signify the endless triumph and success in the form of a piece of paper worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, don’t get me
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BAs are nice, but PhDs are forever
Hungry and Foolish
For some, a bachelor’s degree is starting to feel like a compulsory, devalued certificate; a stamp to mark the top of one’s resume. A degree in the liberal arts (and herein lies my bias), although better than a high school diploma, doesn’t get one very far in today’s job market.
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