#Undergrad

Ben Heddy

benjaminheddy

Quick thread: I’ve seen a lot of talk about discouraging people from pursuing academia due to the job market. I think we need to be careful to distinguish between discouraging

Heather Mew

heatylouise

I’m not going to RT that horrible ‘why I resigned from academia’ letter because I don’t want to expand its reach. But I will say, if that is your opinion

Emmett Macfarlane

EmmMacfarlane

9/11 doesn't seem all that long ago but it happened before the average undergrad was born. The typical grad student has no memory of it. What I'm saying is I

Sanjee Baksh, PhD

S__Baksh

Setting publications as an expectation for med school applications incentivizes superficial engagement in projects to pad your CV rather than substantive involvement in the hard work of research, and also

Holden

_holdenb

I have been trying to get a job since I was laid off in mid-March.I have an undergrad degree from an elite private college in CT.I have applied to over

Nicole Lee Schroeder

Nicole_Lee_Sch

To every humanities/social studies undergrad out there trying to figure out how to take notes here's some advice from a grad student writing a dissertation w/ hundreds of sources 1/

Jessi Grieser

jessgrieser

Thread for those who are working on this or guiding students. What is the statement of purpose? /1 At its core, it's a story. It's a very academic story. It

Jasmin Graham

Elasmo_Gal

Hot take: when picking an intern/undergrad researcher you should pick the person with less experience. Because...hear me out-internships are not jobs. They are opportunities to gain experience and are therefore

Jamila Michener

povertyscholar

As an undergrad I worked 2-3 campus jobs at a time. Serving in the dining hall, delivering papers, RA work etc. It was one of the reasons I felt estranged

Christopher J. Slaby

CJSlaby

You know what's one of the biggest tells that someone is actually an expert on something? When they get to something they don't know, they tell you. Knowledge and ignorance

Katie Mack

AstroKatie

When I'm asked to give advice to students, the #1 piece of advice I give is this:Just because a subject is hard for you (math/science/etc), that doesn't mean you're "not

Antoinette Serrato

spaceandweather

As a Latina #WomanInScience, I'm proud of what I've done and the goals I've set for myself. However, there is one thing that's rarely talked about in academia: fatphobia. And

Razib 🥥 Khan

razibkhan

USA population has doubled since 1960number of harvard undergrad enrollment slots has stayed about the same since 1960doesn't require deep thought the consequences of fewer elite slots for a larger

Lynn Steger Strong

lynnsstrong

please check back in tomorrow for a talk about the ways that the words "raw" and "honest" are used particularly in response to women's fiction to undermine the work the

andre the dr. chemist

andrechemist

From the lowest levels of education to the top, the constant focus on prestige of institution is damaging to so many people in so many ways. I've seen a candidate

Debnil Sur

debnilsur

Really interesting piece that made me think about dynamics at Stanford, where tech is having a similar impact. Levels are increasingly gamified and provide goals for structure-conditioned students. Founder is

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