Dr. Nicquet Blake is the associate dean for admissions & student affairs at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. As part of our Graduate Student Recruit Week in STEM, (#GradRecruitWeekSTEM) she will answer our (and your) questions about the graduate school admissions process while uncovering some parts of the hidden curriculum for diverse students.

Date and time: Thursday, Sept. 16th. 11 AM CDT (GMT-5), 12 PM EDT.
Where: Twitter @YouInTheLab

Some topics include:

• How does a diverse student gauge a particular department’s climate?
• What questions should a future grad student ask about funding?
• Tips for handling interview fatigue.
• COVID: Assessing if a program is ensuring that grad students aren't isolated from their peers..