One of the hardest parts of being a first-gen grad student is learning that it's okay to advocate for yourself
Applies in undergrad too, tbh
Wish I would have learned that a long time ago and not followed the advice of what other people thought was best for me vs. my own ambitions
But hey, here we are now so whatever I guess
the mastodon instance at cybre.space is retired see the end-of-life plan for details: https://cybre.space/~chr/cybre-space-eol
Applies in undergrad too, tbh
Wish I would have learned that a long time ago and not followed the advice of what other people thought was best for me vs. my own ambitions