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3 - Your First Year of Graduate School

from Part II - Beginning your Career

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2022

By
Mitchell J. Prinstein ,
Kara A. Fox ,
Nathan H. Field  and
Olivia H. Pollak
Edited by
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Summary

Matriculation into graduate school comes with changes in academic expectations, but often in ways that graduate students are not expecting.This chapter offers advice regarding the students’ most adaptive approaches to coursework, getting started with research, and a spirit of experimentation while adapting to new workstyles.Addressing both the emotional experiences that accompany the start of graduate school and the professional challenges, this chapter should help all students worry less and find focus during an objectively confusing transition period.

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The Portable Mentor
Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology
 , pp. 73 - 87
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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