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2020 Reflections from a Mid-Career Academic Psychologist: Select Tips for Prospective Graduate Psychology Students
1Kent State University.
Abstract:
This paper provides some personal and academic reflections from a mid-career academic psychologist. In doing so, several select tips and suggestions are offered to prospective graduate psychology students, in particular. This paper strikes to encourage such students to seriously and thoughtfully consider why they wish to attend graduate school and some of the realistic possible negative consequences of doing so. Several select additional suggestions are noted for those students who ultimately decide to attend graduate school with a particular emphasis on the value and importance of forging a productive and collegial relationship with one's graduate mentor. Keywords: graduate school; mid-career; academia; psychology; mentorship.
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