Topics to be covered during the workshops:

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• Introduction, expectations and orientation

• Establishing a good mentoring relationship

• Building support and community

• Skills and Strategies for Persistence

• Combating Impostor Syndrome

• Funding opportunities - hearing from young peers

• How to write your personal essay: what to do and what not to do

• How to prepare for a graduate school interview

• Soft skills in Science

• Creative Thinking in Arts and Science

• Bedrocks of science: essential practices in the lab

• Successful stories in academic careers

• Being a foreigner in Science

• Successful stories in non-academic careers

• Outreach projects - impact of science

• How to choose the right program and lab for you

• Career planning: setting goals and developing strategies

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Note: The workshops might not be given in the same order as above.