Recent content by Gabriella

Oh, the citation styles. You forgot the part where you spend three hours writing a paper and then another three hours fighting with APA formatting to make sure the hanging indent is just right. 😂 But seriously, you’re 100% right. The jump from high school to college writing is like being asked...

Okay, this is exactly what I needed to see. I've been down so many rabbit holes on YouTube where ads promise 'Get Your PhD in 6 Months!' and it's always some sketchy unaccredited thing. 😒 I'm a PA considering the DMSc route, and I was starting to think the 1-year option was totally fake. Seeing...

Ok, I have to admit, I was part of the 'stroke order is a conspiracy theory' club for a good two years. 😂 I thought it was just teachers being pedantic. Then I tried to use a handwriting app on my phone to look up a character and spent five minutes angrily drawing the same radical over and over...

Elsa, thank you for this! 😭 I'm in my first year and already paralyzed by the thought of 200 pages. Your advisor's advice about "just the next step" is exactly what I needed to hear. Gonna try breaking it into tiny pieces like you did. Congrats on defending! 🎉

Hey Larry, thanks so much for sharing this! I'm in the exact same boat—stuck in a job I don't love and looking at grant writing. The amount of courses out there is totally overwhelming, so seeing a real person break down what worked for them is incredibly helpful. The fact that you landed a...

Hey everyone! I'm a nurse practitioner with 12 years of clinical experience, and I've been wanting to get my DNP for what feels like forever. But here's the thing—I work full-time, I have two kids, and the thought of spending 4-5 years on a doctorate plus writing a massive dissertation has kept...

When I started looking at grad programs, I kept seeing "thesis" for master's degrees and "dissertation" for PhDs, but I wasn't sure if they were just different words for the same thing. Turns out, they're actually quite different, and understanding that helped me choose the right path. The...

I've been talking about writing a book for years. This January, I finally sat down and started. One month in, I've learned so much about what actually works and what's just advice that sounds good but doesn't help. Thought I'd share for anyone else dreaming of starting. The biggest lesson: your...

I spent years thinking a doctorate was out of reach because I couldn't face writing a massive dissertation while working full-time. Then I discovered professional doctoral programs that replace the dissertation with practical capstone projects—and it changed everything. I'm currently in the...