Tuesday, September 7, 2010A couple of weeks ago we asked you to
give us something to talk about by helping us pick a topic for another themed post day at LabSpaces. Today is the day for those posts, and by a slim margin, "what I wish I knew before..." has prevailed. What follows that ellipsis is up to each blogger, and for the most part, I'm looking forward to seeing what we've come up with. I say "for the most part" because, in Genomic Repairman's case, I'm just a little scared.
Anyhoo, look for some great posts on the theme today-I'll be updating this page as posts go up. Here's a little something to set the stage.
A Lady Scientist, Amanda, writes about
about the dissertation writing process.
Geeka discusses
the things she did know-but didn't realize-when she started work in her graduate lab.
Your humble narrator makes a few points about
switching fields between grad school and postdoc.
Genomic Repairman shares
2.5 stories about his skanky prom date, shrimpboating during his M.S., and the awesomeness of cultural diversity in science.
Dr. Becca tells us
the dirt about living in NYC.
DamnGoodTechnician gives us some trade secrets
from inside the wall of industry.
Odyssey rants about
the data fairy's "impeccable" timing.
Kelly fills us in on the good and the bad of
attending univeristy in London-much of which could be applicable to other small town to big city moves.
Gerty-Z provides some advice from
not-so-distant past as grad student and postdoc.
If you're still a student, Evie suggests you
stop going to class just to do well on tests and instead go to actually learn something.
Brian clues you into
things to know before (and while) applying to grad school.
Tideliar says
"You're not that special" and offers a couple of thoughts about what the means for your career and your life.
Dr. O rebels and tells us
what she's glad she didn'tknow before starting her career in science.
Catherine shares her perspective from
working outside academia.
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