S01E06 -- I did not get in, or my friend did not get into graduate school, so now what?

Summary: The Unlikely Academics sans Dr. Holcombe discuss methods for moving forward after receiving rejection notifications from graduate school. First, assuming one has received rejections from graduating school, we consider ways of conducting what we term “post mortem” where an applicant reviews their applications, decisions related to picking graduate programs, and all the data points used to apply for various types of graduate programs now or in the future. Second, we discuss being supportive of fellow applicants in the form of friends or colleagues and the issues to be aware of in supporting others who received the bad news. The podcast wraps up with some personal advice on how to proceed following the bad news for friends and/or yourself.