In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with incoming 2nd year PhD student, Katie Shillington, about building relationships and cultivating community in grad school. They discuss changing social roles post/mid-COVID, finding community that will SERVE YOU, advice for grad students at EVERY stage for the upcoming school year, and ways that older student can (should) step up.

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Dear Grad Student episodes mentioned:

• Ep. 11: A Day in the Life: Cara Davidson, Health Sciences MSc Student

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Music provided by: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
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