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How to Prepare for the First Day of Class

for grad students nervous about teaching for the first time   I remember being told that I had to teach in my 3rd year of grad school.  I was terrified.  I’m quite shy and hate speaking in front of people.  I felt instantly overwhelmed.  I had never taught a class before.  I was not an education major in undergrad.  And my GTA Teacher Training happened 2 years prior and was not discipline…

Have you ever felt like you don’t know what to say or how to sound whenever go to write an email to your professor, department chair, or a professional person that you don’t know? It’s hard to strike the right balance between too professional and too casual. Don’t you someone would just give you the exact words to say? That’s what 22 Email Templates is all about.  These are 22 emails that I…

How to Write an Email

+ 3 FREE email templates every grad student needs   Have you ever wanted to send an email to one of your professors, department chair, or your advisor and you didn’t know how to start it?   Should the tone be conversational?  Or strictly professional?  How long should it be?  What should the subject line say?   It can be difficult to strict the right balance between professional and casual.  Or…

What is a Teaching Statement?

Are you interested in applying for a job in academia?  Have you looked at the requirements?  CVs, Cover Letters, Teaching Statements, Research Statements, oh my!  Sounds like a lot.  And you may not even be familiar with what each document requires or what it even is.   Like a teaching statement.  Also known as a teaching philosophy.   What is it?  Why do you need it?  How long does it need to…

Applying for Academic Jobs? When Should You Start?

When is the best time to start applying for academic jobs?  If you are a grad student in your 4th or 5th year, you should definitely start thinking about your next step.  Start thinking about the career you want and the types of jobs you want to apply for. This article is for grad students who are interested in applying for jobs in academia and hope to be employed in Fall 2018.  Academic jobs…

How to Prepare to Apply for a Job in Academia Series, Part 3: Create a Roadmap for Success

Welcome back!  You made it to the final part of the series, How to Prepare to Apply for a Job in Academia.  If you haven’t gone through the first two parts, you can find them here: Part 1:  Be Observed Part 2:  Observe These posts also came with a free gift.  If you missed the gift, you can click the button below to get the Teaching Observation Form. Part 3:  Create a Roadmap for Success   I’m…

How to Prepare to Apply for a Job in Academia Series, Part 2: Observe

Welcome back to the series on How to Prepare to Apply for a Job in Academia!  This series was created to give you a starting point as well as a roadmap for applying for jobs.  Because, trust me, it’s very overwhelming! In Part 1, we talked about how important it is to be observed teaching in the classroom.  If you missed the previous post, click here. Part 2:  Observe Others’ Teaching Practices…

How to Prepare to Apply for a Job in Academia Series, Part 1: Be Observed

When you get into your 3rd year of grad school, you probably have completed all of your course work, chosen an advisor, and started teaching classes.   This is also the time where you start to decide if you love learning so much that you want to do it forever!  Or you decide that when you finish, you want to take the money and run (get an industry job).   If you are in the former group like I…

How to Write a CV as a Graduate Student

One of the most difficult parts about applying for a job, internship, or research program is actually sitting down to write a CV.  You probably haven’t been writing down all of your accomplishments as you have gone through graduate school.  So it’s completely understandable that writing a CV can feel overwhelming. If you are like I was as a graduate student, you probably only have the resume you…

How to Responsibly Enjoy Black Friday Deals (and not let it destroy your finances)

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is next week?!  It came so fast!  But I know it’s right around the corner because the Amazon Black Friday emails have started rolling in each morning. It’s so easy to get caught up in holiday deals and steals that seem to start earlier and earlier. But before you click Add To Cart.  Let’s talk about what all we have accomplished so far.  We’ve created a list of…

Guest Post: How to Wear Color at the Office

How to Wear Color at the Office?…a fashion post?!  I haven’t posted anything fashion related in quite a while.  Let me tell you, the struggle has been real.  When I leave for school, it’s dark out and by the time I come home, it’s evening and all I want to do is lay on my couch and watch my Hulu shows!  And sadly, the fashion category of Minted & Printed has suffered because of it. But that’s why…

The Millennial’s Guide to Understanding Credit (Part 2)

Thank you for joining me as we once again break down those walls keeping us from utilizing and understanding credit to our benefit. Last time, we talked about what credit is and why us millennials are uncomfortable with credit.  We also talked about the FICO credit and how its determined.  If you haven’t read that post, you can find it here. Today we will continue understanding credit by…

The Millennial’s Guide to Understanding Credit (Part 1)

I recently asked my friends about their biggest struggle as a newly minted professional.  One of their answers that they didn’t really understand credit.  What makes up your credit score?  What is a good credit score and how do you improve yours?  It seems like in our high school and college curriculum we were never taught or given help about understanding credit. Let me know in the comments and…

Becoming More Intentional with a Weekly Budget

Yes!  A weekly budget…because a monthly budget was not strict enough for me!  Apparently I need to have a weekly budget. Tell me if this sounds familiar.  Payday happens.  You pay all of your immediate bills and set aside your savings for the month.  You create a budget like this one I made for you a few weeks ago.  And you make plans to stick to it.  Weeks 1 and 2 go well and you feel great…

Warm Weather Fall Wedding Outfit

A couple weekends ago, a was invited to a beautiful wedding by the lake.  One of my fellow math grad school friends from UA got married in a beautiful ceremony and I was so happy that I could make it.  Being that her wedding was in September, I felt that I needed to make sure my outfit was fall ready but still practical for the Alabama heat.  So today’s post is all about how to style a fall…

Productivity 101: Why you Should Keep a Journal When you are Newly Hired

I know what you may be thinking.  Isn’t journaling for preteen girls to write their current crush’s name inside of a hand-drawn heart?  Well, yeah.  But it’s also for us newly hired professionals who want to succeed and progress in our new careers!  It’s a great way to keep your productivity waaaay up! I started keeping a journal this summer when I was planning my blog launch.  In it, I kept my…

50/20/30 Rule: The Starter Budget + FREE Budget Worksheet

Yes, my friends, you read that title correctly.  It is budget day!  Today on Minted and Printed, we are discussing the 50/20/30 Budget Rule.  Have you heard of it?  It has a reputation for being somewhat of a “starter budget” in the personal finance world.  The 50/20/30 Rule is an organizational way to budget by appropriating set percentages of your income to be used for your needs, wants, and…