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| N.B.: This document is written from the viewpoint of students who intend to stay in academia. Let this note be a plea for someone knowledgeable in obtaining jobs outside of academia to revise this document. | N.B.: This document is written from the viewpoint of students who intend to stay in academia. Let this note be a plea for someone knowledgeable in obtaining jobs outside of academia to revise this document. | ||
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| + | **For all of the miscellaneous basic needs (food, housing, etc) that you need to juggle while also doing your PhD work, [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y8c68m12DyACptbMXLj1FBDE77QcsKgL4ifxlkC90a4/edit?pli=1#heading=h.1qde3rlt5adg | this]] is a wonderful resource.** | ||
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | ... | Year n-1 | Summer before Year n | Year n=graduation year | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | ... | Year n-1 | Summer before Year n | Year n=graduation year | ||
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| 4. Unlimited Cloud Storage | 4. Unlimited Cloud Storage | ||
| - | The university has partnered with Box to give everyone affiliated with the campus unlimited cloud storage (for life). You can setup and sign in here: [[https://ucdavis.account.box.com/login|Box Login]]. You even get to keep your unlimited box account once you leave the university. | + | The university has partnered with Box to give everyone affiliated with the campus unlimited cloud storage. You can setup and sign in here: [[https://ucdavis.account.box.com/login|Box Login]]. You even get to keep your unlimited box account once you leave the university. File size is limited to 250 MB. |
| 5. "Free" Use of the Gym | 5. "Free" Use of the Gym | ||
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| There are lots of opportunities throughout the year to get free food as a math grad student. | There are lots of opportunities throughout the year to get free food as a math grad student. | ||
| - | * [[https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/research/seminars/?type=2&when=future| Math/Applied Math Seminar (aka the Pizza Seminar)]] | + | * [[https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/research/seminars/?type=2&when=future| Student-Run Research Seminar (aka the Pizza Seminar)]] |
| - | * Other seminars have historically provided food (like the PDE seminar) | + | * The GSA food pantry offers free food/groceries to UCD grad students [[https://gsa.ucdavis.edu/basic-needs | see this page for hours]] or consult their Instagram @ucdgsapantry |
| * [[https://gsa.ucdavis.edu/events/cbdd/|Coffee, Bagels and Donuts from the GSA every week]] | * [[https://gsa.ucdavis.edu/events/cbdd/|Coffee, Bagels and Donuts from the GSA every week]] | ||
| * Fall Welcome and Fall orientation BBQ | * Fall Welcome and Fall orientation BBQ | ||
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| 8. School Supplies | 8. School Supplies | ||
| - | The department provides red, black and blue pens, pencils, whiteboard markers, white and colored chalk, sharpies, notebooks, printer paper of all sorts of colors, staples, rubber bands, ... in the mail room. Obviously You shouldn't take **all** of one item, but at least you don't have to go out and buy your own supplies for discussion. | + | The department provides red, black and blue pens, pencils, whiteboard markers, white and colored chalk, sharpies, notebooks, printer paper of all sorts of colors, staples, rubber bands, ... in the mail room. Obviously you shouldn't take **all** of one item, but at least you don't have to go out and buy your own supplies for discussion. |
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| To be considered for many forms of financial aid or assistantships, a student must file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). We recommend that all graduate students fill out an FAFSA because the department uses many funding sources that require this form. | To be considered for many forms of financial aid or assistantships, a student must file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). We recommend that all graduate students fill out an FAFSA because the department uses many funding sources that require this form. | ||
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| + | ====== Links to other grad student advice articles ====== | ||
| + | [[https://stearnslab.yale.edu/some-modest-advice-graduate-students|Some Modest Advice for Graduate Students]], by Stephen C. Sterns | ||
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| + | [[https://medium.com/@dorsaamir/modest-advice-for-new-graduate-students-b0be6b8dbc22|Modest Advice for New Graduate Students]] by Dorsa Amir | ||
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