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With COVID-19 causing university closures around the world, we wondered how graduate students are holding up Here are some of their stories, in their own words A disorienting orientation Aaron Perez, prospective grad student I finally did it! After 2 years of applying to different chemical engineering graduate programs, I was admitted to a university, and it invited me to attend its on-campus orientation Little did I know that COVID-19 would impact the entire trip Before accepting the invitation, I asked the graduate adviser if it was safe to travel to that state The response I got was “Yes, we don’t have any cases here ” Although I was worried, I decided to pack my bags and travel to the university I knew from the beginning that this trip would be chaotic First, my flight was delayed for more than 3 h for additional temperature screenings Second, several students canceled their
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