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"Work Hard, Play Harder, and Be Gentle with Yourself: Advice for the Beginning of Grad School and Beyond" by Claire Kamp Dush

https://u.osu.edu/adventuresinhdfs/2016/12/07/advicefornewgradstudents/

    I chose this because she talks a lot about what it takes to be successful in grad school (which is something I am considering pursuing ), but also how you have to know how to balance everything so you can get the most out of the experience and be successful in your future career. After reading this,  some of the key points I got out of it were to put yourself and your happiness first, figure out what is important to you as an outcome and work for it, know it is okay to get behind, but don't give up, and grad school performance isn't everything. The biggest thing, however, that I took away was her point on how you can't focus so much on your grades and performance in grad school or school in general that it prevents you from being happy in other parts of your life. Ultimately, school is not a predictor for how well you will do in life and I strongly believe that. Just because you aren't the "best" in school letter grade wise, does not mean you can't be great in what you chose to do in your life. For example, in my chosen field my grades won't help, it is my heart and my passion to help others succeed no matter what the obstacles life presents that will give my life meaning and "success". Remember that: school can't determine your success, only you can. 

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