Ep. 29: A Day in the Life: Çigdem Ünal, Political Science PhD Candidate

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with Çigdem Ünal about her Day in the Life as a 4th year PhD Candidate in Political Science. They discuss her research in political violence and elections, what a typical day as an international grad student in the US is like, her favorite part of grad school so far, transitioning to the US and grad school (and moving from Turkey!), what application season was like, and advice for other international students applying or living in the US.

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