Basically, How To Get Into Graduate School (Feat. Prof. Jared Shaw)

Basically, How To Choose a Graduate School (feat. Prof. Jared Shaw)

On this week's episode of Basically Doctors, we are back with our PhD advisor Prof. Jared Shaw to talk about what to do once you have gotten in to a chemistry graduate program. In this episode we talk about what to do at graduate school visitations, what NOT to do, questions to ask professors, and more. Hope you enjoy! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud

Basically, How To Get Into Graduate School (Feat. Prof. Jared Shaw)

We're back!! On this week's episode, we chat with our PhD advisor Prof. Jared Shaw about how to get into a chemistry graduate program. In this episode we talk about how to pick a graduate program to apply to, undergraduate research, letters of recommendation, and other important aspects of your graduate school application. Hope you enjoy! List of Organic Faculty: https://www.organicdivision.org/organicsyntheticfaculty/ TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 We're BACKKKKK 00:02:04 Why should someone apply to grad school? 00:04:29 What do you consider the difference between a Masters vs PhD level scientist? 00:09:19 How to decide which schools to apply to? 00:22:27 Episode structure 00:24:18 Must haves to get in to grad school 00:25:45 Undergraduate research experience 00:34:20 Letters of Recommendation 00:37:57 Are you mostly just looking for evidence a student isn't going to quit? 00:38:40 How early should you ask for recommendation letters? 00:47:55 Should you email professors beforehand? 00:52:33 Is it required for students to have published? 00:57:19 What about letters of recommendation from Post Docs? 01:04:42 GRE requirements? 01:06:47 International Student Considerations 01:14:36 Don't forget your GPA is set your 3rd year! 01:16:32 Personal and Research Statements 01:28:15 What happens to the application afterwards? 01:35:01 Anna and Nina final thoughts

Basically, Anyone Can Start a Podcast (Feat. Aidan Looby)

On this week’s episode of basically doctors, we have our first guest of the podcast, Aidan Looby from Synthesis Workshop!!!! (https://www.youtube.com/c/SynthesisWorkshopVideos) In this episode, we talk about why Aidan decided to start his own podcast (formerly Under the Scope), his recent merge with Synthesis Workshop, and how we feel about science communication, the state of publishing, and much much more! Don't forget to follow Synthesis Workshop and Basically Doctors on social media! Also- leave a comment down below to tell us what you think!If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at ⁠ph14.doctors@gmail.com⁠! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud REFERENCES https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/strategy-2020-2024/our-digital-future/open-science/open-access_en https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2020/08/kronikk/money-behind-academic-publishing https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557876/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6740196/ https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/html5/section_8/8.2.2_nih_public_access_policy.htm#:~:text=Under%20the%20policy%20NIH%2Dfunded,the%20official%20date%20of%20publication. https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16009/nsf16009.jsp

Basically, Be An Empath

On this week’s episode of basically doctors, we discuss dealing with conflict both in real life and in graduate school! We talk about how we dealt with our personal conflict in graduate school, what we think leads to conflict and disagreements, and spill the tea on how we eventually made up! Getting to Yes - https://amzn.to/3UpiSeG **Some links may be affiliate links** Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think! If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at ⁠ph14.doctors@gmail.com⁠! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud TIME STAMPS: 00:00 - You can either be right or you can be loved 05:34 - Choose your battles! 14:33 - Misunderstandings 20:06 - You can either be right or you can be loved 30:25 - You can't let conflict get in the way of your work! 35:00 - Dealing with when you completely disagree with someone 39:29 - Hot take... you don't always have to be right! 50:00 - You also don't always have to agree with everyone 51:30 - How did we make up?

Basically, Write Your Dissertation Like The Simpsons

On this week’s episode of basically doctors, Nina and Anna discuss how they wrote their dissertation featuring productivity tips and organizational tools. You don’t want to miss this ;) Check out some of Nina's other thoughts about data: https://ninaperryman.com/blog/my-biggest-mistakes-in-grad-school How to Take Smart Notes: https://amzn.to/41XOeuu Building a Second Brain: https://amzn.to/48zHaH1 Getting Things Done: https://amzn.to/3O5eqxB Tiago Forte's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TiagoForte **Some links may be affiliate links** Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave a comment down below to tell us what you think! If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss, email us at ⁠ph14.doctors@gmail.com⁠! Music: Fireplace by Joakim Karud