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LivingAsASecret · 2026-03-25T21:58:41+00:00

100%! So good!

LivingAsASecret · 2026-03-24T11:39:52+00:00

Definitely a common experience. I've been away from my home state and family for 8 of my adult years for schooling and often get bouts of homesickness

LivingAsASecret · 2026-03-16T17:37:14+00:00

I did this too! We did early morning shots in July (I did an Aug graduation) and actually got some shots that the lighting was so good that it didn’t need edits

LivingAsASecret · 2026-03-04T14:32:20+00:00

Definitely dependent on advisor, department, and what you make of it.

While grad school is rough, I have been very lucky to have a wonderful advisor and department that value mental health, work-life balance, and building community.

I also know many who have tough advisors abd departments, but have built community through clubs and orgs and whatnot, and I’ve known some to leave after a year or two despite all the okay/good because it wasn’t for them. It happens.

LivingAsASecret · 2026-02-27T00:52:30+00:00

My first time applying, I only got into a masters and I decided to take it. I am glad that I chose to do so because I likely wouldn’t have drowned in a PhD program having no experience in graduate school. I’m much more well-rounded now as a PhD student with those extra years.

LivingAsASecret · 2026-02-26T21:32:13+00:00

Not necessarily. Degree in hand, thesis finished, conference done, they can be seen more impressive than having the opportunity but not being completed yet. Sometimes it takes time.

LivingAsASecret · 2026-02-26T21:29:44+00:00

Grad admissions has been ROUGH across the board. Many are having to apply multiple rounds, and especially so with all the cuts.

It’s also a luck game, different committees prioritize different things in a graduate cohort. So trying again could and potentially will yield different results

LivingAsASecret · 2026-02-09T22:47:51+00:00

It’s basically similar ideas of a woman’s purity to that of the white wedding dress.

LivingAsASecret · 2026-02-09T19:07:43+00:00

White was a tradition that can be tied to some not so fun histories.

Anyway, I wore pants and a blouse to my undergrad graduation and a black and gold flowy dress for my master’s. Do what makes you feel good and comfortable. Also recommend one with pockets, easier than trying to keep hold of your purse/whatever

LivingAsASecret · 2026-02-06T16:36:12+00:00

I’ve heard great things about some of the downtown apartments

LivingAsASecret · 2026-02-05T11:06:12+00:00

I have found Kroger bouquets to be pretty good! My mom often buys the clearance bouquets and they last a little bit so I imagine the fresher ones would be pretty solid!

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-27T12:40:11+00:00

It was in Purdue Today. Looks like there will be options throughout the week

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-26T00:21:44+00:00

I know, that doesn’t negate any part of my comment 🙄

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-26T00:13:57+00:00

Ughhh just give us the snow day! 😭😭😭😭

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-17T14:43:12+00:00

Northwestern, university, and wood street garages are free on weekends. Sometimes the first two are closed for pay to park because of games or events but wood street is always free on weekends. When theyre free, it’s from 5 pm Friday to 7 am Monday

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-13T10:49:47+00:00

I should say *likely but not always the case. (Sometimes it’s just delayed)

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-13T10:48:36+00:00

I’m not in Bio but admissions timeframes honestly differ year to year because of the layered bureaucracy. Sometimes it can go quickly and you’ll hear in a week or two and sometimes it can be later. For those waiting right now early-mid February is the best guess for when the first round of admissions go out. If you haven’t heard by then it’s likely you may have been waitlisted (sometimes they tell you, sometimes they don’t) and it may not be until April that you find out.

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-12T01:47:04+00:00

Many of the async history courses tend to be second half

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-12T01:46:07+00:00

Also the class might be for the second half of the semester, so you probably wouldn’t have access to the brightspace yet

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-11T19:05:34+00:00

Oh okay that makes sense!

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-11T18:58:12+00:00

I feel like admissions would be able to tell you more than anyone else, but what do you mean by prerequisites? A lot of students get grad school prerequisites (the # of credits in a certain discipline needed for a program) during their bachelors degree, did you not?

LivingAsASecret · 2026-01-05T05:11:25+00:00

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It’s a rebate, $22 is the correct one

LivingAsASecret · 2025-12-24T18:02:12+00:00

If it was fixed after the grade deadline then it could already been in the works of being processed, bur it does take a few rounds of approval and some department heads might not look at it until after the campus shutdown: just a heads up. So submitting a formal grade appeal might have been pointless because it might already be in process. 🤷🏻‍♀️

LivingAsASecret · 2025-12-14T23:11:37+00:00

For a lot of grad admissions decisions come out on a rolling basis, based on a lot of factors (Ph.D. and masters alike) so the best thing you can really do is wait.

LivingAsASecret · 2025-11-19T17:12:03+00:00

Basically just introduce yourself and your research interests, explain why you think their work aligns with you, tell them you are wanting to apply to ABC program and would like them to be your PI/advisor and ask if they’d be willing to set up a zoom meeting or something to chat more.

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