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Looking Back at Grad School, Three Years On

Editor Lauren Olmeda looks back at her grad school experiences, three years after graduation, and shares important advice for current and future students.

Lifestyle, AcademiaLauren OlmedaSeptember 24, 2019Lauren Olmeda, academia, adjusting to life after academia, life after academia, grad school, grad school experiences, living abroad as a graduate student, living abroad as a grad student, IrelandComment

How to Deal With Academic Failure in Eight Steps (Starting By Not Calling It Failure)

Attic writer and art historian Milena Le Fouillé addresses academic failure and the distresses that come with it and offers eight steps to help get over it.

Mental Health, Lifestyle, AcademiaMilena Le FouilléSeptember 5, 2019adjusting to life after academia, academia, advice for life after academia, academic fashion, academic lifestyle, how to deal with failure, how to deal with academic failure, ways to get over academic failure, contributor posts, contributor post, Milena Le Fouillé

Graduation – The End of an Education?

Writer and recent graduate Jessica Armstrong discusses life after academia, sharing what it is she’s learned in adjusting to the so-called “real world.”