Looking back on my first semester of graduate school...

Wow, this semester flew by! My first semester with graduate school has definitely been an overall positive experience, and I am very excited for next semester as well!

Here are some things to recap about my semester:

•  Moving to a completely new place, thousands of miles from home was emotionally challenging. Socially, it always takes some time to make friends; however being in a master’s program, I found that many people in the department were in the same situation as I was in. Additionally, most people in my department are very similar as we share common interests and passions for nutrition and health; friendships formed quickly.

• The first month was academically challenging, as any semester can be, to get to know my professors and let them get to know me. I had to put myself out there and network with teachers and the department as I had no connections like I did in undergraduate.

• Although I became acquainted with classes and the school, I was challenged mentally throughout the entirety of the semester. I feel as if my first semester of graduate school nearly doubled everything that I learned in my entire 4 years of undergraduate! The pace of learning was fast, but efficient. I feel very satisfied with my decision to go to graduate school. I wouldn't have wanted to enter the workforce without the knowledge that I have now.

Please leave a comment if you have any more questions about my graduate school experience. Now it’s back to studying for me; finals week is just a few days away! And as I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, grad school requires studying non-stop … 

By: Lindsey Pfau