
Hello to my favorite people. Welcome to Love and Bean! Please make yourself right at home and explore my graduate school blogs. Love and Bean is all about finding helpful advice about graduate school and undergraduate mindfulness, fitness, and whatever else my mind comes up with. Above all, I hope you find these blog posts about college and grad school is inciteful as well as entertaining. Take a look at my blogs that cover all of these wonderful topics. I hope you find what you are looking for. Also, please reach out to me if you have any suggestions. I know that many of the topics that I discuss are fairly common in the grad school community, but I may not cover all of them. If there is a specific subject that you would like me to cover, reach out to me. My email is benswaringen@yahoo.com.
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How Can I Have Fun in Grad School
Do you ever ask yourself, “how do I have fun in grad school?” Wait, you do? So, if you do, you’re most likely a grad student yourself. You have probably…
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How Busy Are College Students
For those that have just started college or have gone to college and wondered, why are college kids so busy, this is the blog post for you. Well, hopefully it…
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Is It Ok To Fail In Grad School
I have written before about failure in grad school. Today, I want to write a little more about my opinions on the term “failure”. Today’s topic is, “is it ok…
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Life in Grad School
If you are a follower of this blog, you can pretty much see how life is for me while in grad school. Life in grad school has been a wonderful…
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More Graduate School Memes
In grad school, things can be quite tough. One way to overcome the sadness and stress of grad school is with more graduate school memes! In fact, today, I have…
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Traveling in Grad School: You Can Do It
It’s my favorite time of the year, summer! As a grad student, you tend to favor summers more than any other semester. 1) You won’t have to push through a…
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Being a Broke Grad Student: It’s Not That Bad!
Today was one of those days where the universe reminded me that I am a broke grad student. I went to the grocery store today to get stuff to make…
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Apply For Jobs For After Grad School
I have been actively looking for jobs after grad school for the past month. I graduate in almost 7 months to the day, so I figured I would try my…
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Goals for Grad Students
Today, I want to discuss with you some goals that need to be on you list of achievements in grad school. Overall, the main goal of grad school is to…
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Graduate vs Undergraduate: Who’s Better?
We have a battle going on. It’s a battle of graduate vs undergraduate and who is better. Place your bets now! Ok, now that you have your bets down, let…
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Grad School Mental Breakdown
Today I am going to cover a very tough subject and that is grad school mental breakdowns. Everyone that I know has their own story. I have a few stories…
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Failing an Exam in College
Failing an exam in college is quite a heartbreaking thing. You studied countless hours only to received a grade that was much less than you hoped. Trust me, I have…
Keep readingFurthermore, if you are a graduate student looking for someone to peer review a paper that you have, either for a class or journal, email me at benswaringen@yahoo.com. I have a substantial amount of experience and would be happy to help out. Do not hesitate to reach out to me.
**If you or someone you know is suffering from mental health issues, I highly recommend that they seek help. Online–Therapy.com or TalkSpace.com are great ways to reach out to a licensed therapist and get the help needed. Therapy has 100% helped me and I know it can help you.