This episode of Annademia I’m talking about the first year Ph.D. student experience with my guest Jackie Jackson, a first year evolutionary biology Ph.D. student at NYU. At the end of Jackie's first semester, I had the opportunity to discuss the beginning of her Ph.D. journey at NYU. Our topics include: her research interests and how she found them, why she chose to pursue a higher degree, Ph.D. expectations vs. reality, first year Ph.D. courses, and tips for incoming Ph.D. students. Check out annademia.com for more updates on my graduate student journey and follow this podcast on instagram @itsannademia. Jackie’s socials: instagram @jac.jacs and twitter @jacjacs_ New episodes the first week of every month!