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Writing Your NSF GRFP Essays

Writing Your NSF GRFP Essays

by Ashley Villar | Sep 17, 2015 | Applications, Career Navigation, Personal Experiences

Advice on the NSF essays.

Talking about our Research

Talking about our Research

by Brett Deaton | Sep 3, 2014 | Personal Experiences

When I was an undergrad speaking about my studies or my summer research project to people outside my field was scary. Now, believe it or not, a decade later, it’s still scary!

Taking a Gap Year – Part 1

Taking a Gap Year – Part 1

by Anson Lam | Aug 31, 2014 | Career Navigation, Personal Experiences

In the first of a series of posts, several of our Astrobiters talk about their experiences taking a year off to do research before starting graduate school.

SciCoder Recap

SciCoder Recap

by Meredith Rawls | Jul 2, 2014 | Personal Experiences

SciCoder is an annual workshop in New York City for early-career astronomers with the tagline: How I Learned To Stop Hating Coding and Start Getting Things Done.

How to Apply for Grad School in Europe

by Yvette Cendes | Jun 13, 2014 | Career Navigation, Personal Experiences

Are you an American interested in applying abroad to Europe for graduate school? Here’s what you need to know!

Engineering at the SOAR Telescope in Chile

Engineering at the SOAR Telescope in Chile

by Josh Fuchs | Feb 18, 2014 | Personal Experiences

I recently participated in an engineering trip to the SOAR Telescope in Chile, where I helped with numerous maintenance and upgrades for the Goodman Spectrograph.

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