psa I’m just rambling all over this thing, so just enjoy the pretty photos of where I started and where I am now
I’ve been thinking a lot about how far I’ve come over the last year and I never expected to be where I am today.
Since graduating so much has happened!
spent a summer applying to every job possible (I swear I applied at 50+ places)
got a full time job (which is awesome, and I talk to scientists everyday)
got a girlfriend (she’s pretty darn cool too)
submitted my research for publication (yay!)
I definitely worked my ass off and I’m stoked to be here but none of it would have happened if I didn’t take step out of my comfort zone and get lucky.
In undergrad I joined a research lab, learned how to dive, moved to Catalina, that got me into grad-school, studied one of the most elusive fish in Southern California, crowdfunded, gave a billion talks, and networked like it was my job.
All of these things, the steps I took, they all helped me get to here and made me the scientist I am (or was 🤔). It was a long road with hiccups everywhere but I kept pushing.
I have no idea where I’m going with this, but really I just want to help people get to where they want to go in science and make science happen for anyone who wants to do research.
Anytime I read about tips and tricks for undergrads, grads, and researchers I’ll try to post something here (and if I think of anything). I wish I had someone to guide me through it all but I just winged it and ended up taking classes I didn’t need to and was unprepared in some scenarios. With that said if you have questions or need help, I’ll do my best to answer your questions.
If you actually read all of this. You’re the real champ