Resources Dashboard
Thanks for joining our mailing list! Here is a directory of all of our free resources. Think of it as your Dashboard to Grad Student Success. Find everything from daily challenges to help keep your life in balance, to motivational quotes, productivity playlists, quizzes to help you work smarter and not harder, and much, much more.
Daily Motivation
"“I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe." "You poked it with a stick?" "No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”"
Andy Weir | Author, Project Hail Mary
Being a graduate student is filled with a myriad of challenges that you may or may not be expecting. That’s why we’re creating and curating these resources for graduate students like you!
Often, graduate schools and advisors assume you have developed all the skills you need to be successful in graduate school. They take for granted that you’ve learned things like:
- project management
- networking
- writing for journals or grants
- digital organization
- time management
- staying motivated
- overcoming procrastination
- making amazing presentations
- dealing with difficult advisors and colleagues
- avoiding difficult advisors in the first place
- how to stay calm, collected, and in control
- knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do
- and more…
But, when was the last time you had a class teach you how to communicate with colleagues? And, what about juggling multiple tasks? Hell, there’s an entire professional certification program in project management, and you’re just expected to know how to do it?!?
Well, we here at Graduate Student Success know what it’s like to be thrown into the deep end of the pool and be expected to swim, and we want to help. That’s why we’re here: to give you the mentorship every graduate student deserves so you can succeed, not just in graduate school, but throughout your career.
RESOURCES BY STAGE
Aspiring Graduate Students
Application Resources
Preparing to Start Grad School
Current Grad Students
Literature Review
Writing and Presenting
Working With Advisors
Productivity
- Productivity Blog Posts
- Motivation Style Quiz
- Productivity Power Hour Events
- Time Management Course [Paid, Coming Soon]
- Motivation and Procrastination Course [Paid, Coming Soon]
Organization Skills
Graduation and Beyond
Writing a Resume or CV
- Coming soon
Wellness Challenge
Is graduate school eating up every part of your life? Living with a healthy work-life balance is not something that happens accidentally; it’s a choice you have to make every day.
We’ve curated a list of 365 wellness challenges to carry you through graduate school. Each challenge will nurture an aspect of your life vital to your well-being: physical health, positive emotions, curiosity, social connections, and personal growth and insight.
These challenges are designed to be small and manageable, but they are randomly selected daily. So, if there’s a task you can’t do because of timing or any other reason, consider the spirit of the challenge and do something similar.
Some challenges contain links to other websites. These links are for informational purposes only. They are not endorsements of specific people, products, or services. These challenges cost little to no money, and under no circumstances do we suggest purchases of a specific product or service.
Today's Wellness Challenge
Cultivate insight. Learn when to say yes, and how to say no.
Productivity Playlist
30-Minute Pomodoro Spotify Playlist
Let music be your focus timer. This 4-hour curated playlist alternates between a 25-minute focus period of calming instrumentals and 5 minutes of silence for break time. You must be logged in to Spotify to listen to the list.
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Book a free consultation with Coach Alecia (Master’s Students) or Dr. Cristie (Doctoral Students) today, and learn how we can help you from application through graduation!
