Dear ADHD, I got diagnosed with ADHD and Anxiety only a few months ago, but honestly, it’s been a long 18 years of me figuring things out. I’ve spent all this time navigating life with a little extra chaos in my brain, but I’m starting to understand it a lot more now. Me in a …
Dear Lab, You Are More Than An Item On My Checklist
Dear Lab, Anyone on the pre-med track knows how valuable having lab experience on your resume can be. When I first joined a lab, I did it with that in mind, but over time, I realized that this was more than just a resume booster — this was my future. I needed to treat every …
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Dear Academia Gossip, You make me Uncomfortable
Dear Academia Gossip, When I walked into the world of research, I had no idea you existed. I knew people were competitive, smart, and driven — that wasn’t surprising. What I didn’t expect was how mean some of them could be. I was standing outside the office of a prominent researcher at my university when …
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