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Future PhD’s Success Guide         by   Jeremy Kanter, Guest Author   on   May 12, 2014           Many underclassmen don’t realize all of the necessary steps involved in applying for a PhD program, and research training is just one of those steps. Many of us use our first couple of years just to get acclimated to undergraduate life and focus on “the now.” I recently read,   Publish and Prosper , by Nathaniel Lambert, highly recommend if you are pursuing a PhD, and wanted to share some of the guidelines I followed.         Find out what interests you.   This is the greatest place to start. It is VITAL to understand what ignites your passion and find the research questions you want to answer or areas you want to study in graduate school. This can be done by reviewing classes you have taken and topics you have enjoyed learning about. Obviously, as an undergraduate, you will n...

Coping with the Divorce of Your Parents by   Jeremy Kanter, Guest Author   on   May 12, 2014   Many of you have a range of stressful daily experiences, and coping with families issues, such as the divorce of your parents may be one of them. There are programs to help parents cope with the divorce and programs for younger children, but emerging adults are also influenced by the divorce of their parents. I recently posted some information via Buzzfeed on this topic. My recommendations are based on scientific evidence and include reappraising the stimulus, monitoring and labeling your emotions, and writing in a journal frequently. For a complete list of my suggestions via Buzzfeed, see  10 Ways to Decrease Your Stress About Your Parents’ Divorce . *Originally posted on the Career Skillet website (Permission granted by Jill Bowers).