today was the start of my summer research internship program as a McNair Scholar! whoop whoop! today we just did some introductions, went through the welcome powerpoint with all the learning outcomes + such, and then went into depth on the do’s and don’ts of a statement of purpose, as well as how to structure it, etc. honestly, this gave me lots to consider for my Princeton visitation statement, so I plan on going back to edit that in the next couple days. this also makes me feel more prepared to start writing my first draft of an official statement of purpose for my top grad program.
this summer is going to be one of academic development to say the least. i’m really glad that i have a supportive community (here and in real life) to help me through this untraveled terrain i’m in. will be tagging things related to summer with “#summer 2020″ and things related to grad apps as “#alexi does grad apps”! here’s to the official [blog start] of my grad school journey