In Episode 24 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly, Dallas, and their two guests talk about having side hustles in graduate school. They each share how they try to balance their side hustles with all of their graduate school responsibilities. Do you have any side hustles as a graduate student? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

In Episode 23 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas discuss stereotypes of graduate students. Their inspiration for this episode comes from season 16, episode 20 of The Simpsons where Bart, Marge, and Lisa have some interactions with graduate students. Nataly and Dallas also asked their graduate student colleagues to share any stereotypes they have heard about graduate students. Hope you enjoy today's episode! If you have any questions or anything you think we should cover, email us at [email protected]

In Episode 22 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly invites her friend Sean to talk about his experiences of what it is like to plan a conference as a graduate student. Have you ever planned a conference as a graduate student? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].

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In Episode 21 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Dallas and Nataly share what their favorite graduate courses have been throughout their PhD program. What have been the best graduate courses you have ever taken? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

In Episode 20 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Dallas and Nataly talk about the reality of what summers can look like when you are a graduate student. They do this by sharing what they have been up to this summer and offer advice for finding a healthy balance between work, fun, and school. What has your grad school summer been like? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

In Episode 19 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly interviews her friend and colleague, Megan Klavitter, a professional MBA student from the TCU Neely School of Business. Megan gives insight into her experiences as a graduate student in the professional MBA program by sharing how and why she decided to pursue this degree, the application process, and what she has learned about being a young professional in the business world. This is an episode you won't want to miss! If you have any questions or have topic suggestions for The PhD-to-Be podcast, email us at [email protected]

In After School Snack #3 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Dallas and Nataly reminisce over their favorite childhood books. They talk about the role reading had in their lives growing up, their love for libraries, and how this shapes who they are today. What were your favorite childhood books growing up? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].

In Episode 18 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Kaila, her guest for today’s episode, share how they narrowed down their research interests. They reflect on what their areas of research were back in their master’s program and how they have grown or changed over the years. How did you arrive at your current research interests? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].

In Episode 17 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Mark, her guest for today’s episode, talk about the emotional toll of comprehensive exams. They each talk about the emotional labor they experienced while preparing for and taking their comprehensive exams, and offer advice for those who will be taking comprehensive exams. Have you taken your comprehensive exams? What were your experiences like? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].

In Episode 16 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Dallas and Nataly discuss the statement of purpose, also known as a personal statement, a crucial component of graduate school applications. In the episode they refer to “5 Graduate School Statement of Purpose Examples (And Tips) from Indeed, and they read the statements of purpose they wrote to apply to their current PhD programs. If you are in a graduate program, what were your experiences in writing a statement of purpose? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected].