Gradifying Blog

Gradifying is a weekly blog series by grad students, for grad students. It features topics ranging from school life to self-improvement and everything in-between.

Want to learn more about our bloggers? Check out our blogger profiles here.

Personality test

Discovering Yourself: A Practical Guide to Self-Awareness Through Personality Tests

Written by Graziella Bedenik
Queen’s University Doctoral Beefeater cap

Good to Go Reflection Series #3: PhD Defence and Nostalgia

Written by Özlem Atar
Health Promotion Mason Jar bags

Healthy Eating on a Budget: How Peer Health Educator Mason Jar Meals & Fresh Food Boxes Support Grad Students

Written by Elyse Longair
A collage of Graziella's friends.

How to Overcome the Solitude of Being a Woman in Engineering?

Written by Graziella Bedenik
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Ghosts of Queen's University: Is anyone out there!

Written by Elyse Longair
Photo of resource fair

Don't Just Survive—Thrive: Building Community During Your Grad Journey

Written by Ahmad Nagib
Lake Ontario Park in Kingston.

“Good to Go” Reflection Series #2: How to Thrive in Kingston

Written by Özlem Atar
Fall Fun

Fall Fun

Written by Elyse Longair
A photo of a person dressed in a soccer jersey, holding a Brazilian flag.

Home Away from Home: Maintaining Cultural Connections During Graduate Studies

Written by Graziella Bedenik
A student on Queen's campus

Before You Dive In: Essential Tips to Kickstart Your Ph.D. Journey

Written by Ahmad Nagib
Badminton Racket.

“Good to Go” Reflection Series #1

Written by Özlem Atar
The sun rises over Elbow Lake in this photo taken during the 2024 Dissertation on the Lake writing camp.

Dissertation on the Lake

Written by Elyse Longair