Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on May 21, 2011
Today’s date is May 21, 2011. Assuming that the world doesn’t end today (*sideeyes*), many of you are gonna have to start pre-planning your way to the next phase of your life.
And while people love to take positions in black and white and without any inkling of shades of gray or context (you’ve heard these folks – the “it’s dumb to go to grad school” crowd), for some of you out there, grad school will be necessary to step into your career of choice.
It’s summertime for undergraduates across the nation and NOW is the time to start making solid plans for grad school. [click to continue…]
Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on May 3, 2011
Now that I’m out of graduate school, I’m finding that I have more time on my hands to spend on the little joys of life. You know…. like leisurely reading Chick Lit.
A friend of mine recommended that I read “Something Borrowed” so that we could watch the movie over popcorn, Pepsi, and the big screen at the movie theatre. I have to admit, I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and totally consumed it from cover to cover in just a few days. THIS is how I like my drama – in black and white and printed on dog-eared pages.
I found out that I related a lot to the protagonist, Rachel. Not because I’m a fiance-stealing-hussy (I’m not, by the way, and I did have some compassion for her love triangle situation and dealing with that insufferable “best friend” Darcy), but because, here she was – the proverbial Smart Girl who had studied hard, graduated from a top university, had an ultra super status-y career, and was hating every minute of her job. [click to continue…]
Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on April 23, 2011
If you’ve ever applied to grad school, then you know that piece of cake this experience ain’t!
No matter if it’s your fancy to be a life-saving doctor, hotshot lawyer, or learned intellectual, first you’ve got to get through the admissions process alive!
Half of the fun in grad school is getting in. I’m sure very few people would describe this process as actually fun, but it is a necessary evil for a lot of careers. No matter your career path, applying to grad school means that you have to submit proof of your grades, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, and then an essay… or two… or three.
And then if that isn’t as much fun as you can stand, you just might have to be interviewed by phone before flying in to undergo interview by committee. Or the grad school gauntlet, as I like to call it. [click to continue…]
Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on April 22, 2011
Yes. You read that right.
Hip hop music has been feared, blamed, and labeled as the cause of at least a dozen and a half of society’s ills. You can probably name some of them by heart – wanton hypersexuality without consequence, materialism and the ugly side of American consumptionism, senseless street violence, steering kids off of the path of legitimate careers, and the list goes on and on.
I’m not here to defend hip hop. I can probably name dozens of lyrics that I personally do not agree with. I can walk down the street and see tons of kids who identify with rappers more than any other figures in the public eye, and may very well be experiencing all kinds of adverse effects from it. What I am here to say is that, in an unpredicted way, hip hop led me directly to grad school. [click to continue…]
