June 6, 2017: When I was just starting out as a graduate student, someone who was on the verge of finishing his Ph.D. told me that “the most important thing to get out of graduate school is yourself.” That is the one piece of advice I pass on to any current  graduate student who is wondering how it all balances out in the end.  Oh – and “take care of yourself”, with a hobby, a sport, a meditation… anything to distract your mind from the science at hand (at least for a little while).

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