Científico Latino features two blog series:

STEM Life

Where scientists and students in STEM fields reflect on their professional development and offer advice to early career STEM students.

If you would like to be featured or contribute, we encourage you to contact us at cientificolatino@gmail.com.

Human Side of STEM

Where we ask distinguished students, faculty and other members of the STEM community to speak on their experiences.

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STEM Life

(Re)applying to graduate school?

We hope to offer some insight on how graduate school applications are processed... to guide their decisions when the new cycle begins.

The Life of a Science Journalist: Translating Scientists to the General Public

Ultimately, the science a person does, no matter how important, won’t matter to the lay-person unless it is communicated well.

Tales From a Transfer Student: Community College to a 4-year Program

After transferring, I found that my education was in my own hands and that it was now my responsibility to acquire information.

Exploring scientific career paths as a first-generation student

When successful scientists talk about their career journeys, it often seems like the inevitable conclusion of some early dream.

Perseverance in Science: Sacrifices and Support for Young Scientists

My mentors were critical in helping me stay in science, assuring me that my presence and contributions were important.

Being Brave: Having a marginalized identity in STEM

As a mixed-race, queer woman with an invisible disability, I always have a hard time feeling like I belong anywhere...

Bringing yourself to work: Embracing our Identities in STEM

Asking what I do or where I come from is a loaded question...

What Next? Being Rejected from Graduate School

Do not take graduate school rejections personally or see it as a reflection on your skills as a scientist.

Carving our paths as Minority Scientists

The best support system we have is each other, other Latinx students who can say, “If I can do it, you can do it.”

Shaping the future minds of STEM in Puerto Rico

I became captivated with the translation of neuroscience findings to educational contexts...

Seeing my identity as a strength in Biotech

In particular, speaking Spanish has given me a career advantage. I am the only Hispanic woman in the small company...

How I decided to be the first graduate student in a lab

There are many benefits of joining a lab as the first student!

Leading a Research Team

Diversity in science drives excellence, and provides teams with a variety of perspectives that can help solve complex problems...

Science Across Continents: My experience in the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program

Every graduate program and lab that you apply to, whether at a small research university to superstar R01, will have its pros and cons.

Types of Psychology Graduate Programs

Psychology-related graduate programs can largely be divided into two categories: clinically-oriented programs, and research-based programs.

GradPI: A Resource for Choosing the Right Advisor

While interviewing at another school, I conceived of GradPI...it would have saved me years of toil and pain.

How to Prepare for Graduate School: A Brief Guideline

The most important piece of advice I can give is to NEVER count yourself out – this will be vital at any stage of your scientific career.

Tips on writing a successful application for the NSF GRFP

Regardless of the outcome, you will benefit from the comments you receive from reviewers and the experience of the application process.

Why you should do a Summer Undergraduate Research Program in STEM

A research program can open the doors both to exploring the type of research you want to pursue and to having a wonderful group of mentors

Applying to STEM Graduate Schools in the U.S. as an International Student

It can be exceptionally challenging and frustrating to apply to graduate programs in foreign status.

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