Yearsspentingraduateschoolareundoubtedlyastressfulandanxietyprovokingperiodinaperson'slife.Thereareacademicpressures,familypressures,careerpressuresandthepressuretobalanceitall.Belowaresometipstohelpyoubalancethis.

　　Firstofall,getsupportandguidancefromseniorgraduatestudentsinyourdepartment.Thesestudentshavetreadedthewatersbeforeyousotheysurelyhavetheinsidescoopondepartmentalmatters.Theycanhelpyouprepareforprelims,teachyouhowtooperatethatnewhigh-techmicroscope,andletyouknowsomepitfallstoavoidasyoucompleteyourprogram.

　　Secondly,beassertiveandseekoutopportunities.Yourcommitteeandfellowstudentswillnotknowwhatyouareinterestedinunlessyoutellthem!Itisperfectlyacceptableforyoutotalkwithcommitteemembersandfellowstudentsoftenaboutyourplansforthefutureandtoinquireabouthowtheycanhelpyoualongthisroad.Whodotheyknow?Cantheyintroduceyoutosomeonewhowouldbehelpfulinyourwork?Cantheyincludeyouonresearchthatwouldbeagreatsteppingstoneforyourcareer?

　　Thirdly,don’tputtherestofyourlifeonhold.Manytimesgraduatestudentsgetintothehabitofneglectingotherareasoftheirlivesbecauseresearchseemsparamounttoanythingelse.Doesthissoundfamiliar?We'rewaitingtohaveababyuntilIfinishgraduateschool,Iwouldlovetobeinvolvedinthatprogram,butIdonothavetime?Isthereeverreallyaperfecttimetodoanything?Therewerethingsthatwereimportanttoyoubeforegraduateschoolstarted,socontinuetomakethosethingsimportant.Sureyoumaynotbeabletobeasinvestedinsomeactivitiesasyouwerebefore,butyouneedbalanceinyourlife.Itisespeciallyimportanttocontinuetonurtureyourrelationshipswhileingraduateschool.Youwillneedtonsofsupporttosuccessfullycompleteyourprogram.Don'tgetsowrappedupinacademicsthatyouneglectyourpartner,friends,andfamily.

　　Fourthly,Getphysical.Exerciseisoneofthebestwaystomanagestress,anxiety,anddepression.TakeadvantageoftheworldclassfacilityyouhaveintheRamseyCenter.YoucanparticipateinjustaboutanykindofphysicalactivityyoucanthinkofatRamsey.Ifthat'snotyourcupoftea,takeadvantageofallthewalkingtrails,bikingtrails,andbeautifuloutdoorscenerytheAthensareaprovides.Youdonothavetomakeahugecommitment,butyouwouldbesurprisedatthedifferenceadaily30minutewalkmakes.

　　Fifthly,don'tputunrealisticpressureonyourself.Here'sarealitycheck,youarenotperfect!Neitherisyourcohortmemberoryourprofessor.Thereisalotthatyoudoknow,that'swhyyouareingraduateschool;butthereisalsoalotyoudon'tknow,whichisanotherreasonyou'reingraduateschool.Donotholdyourselftostandardsthatareunreasonableandunrealistic.

　　Lastbutnottheleast,utilizeyourresources.Thereareavarietyofcampusresourcesavailabletoyouwhosesolepurposeistoensureyoursuccessasastudenthereatyouruniversity.Usethem!Someoftheseresourcesinclude:XXXXXXXXXX,XXXXXXXXXServices,XXXXXXXXXXCenter,XXXXXXXXXXCenterforXXXXXXXXXX,.

　　PS:最后一点就是罗列各个机构的名称和作用,如果没有的话,也可以把最后一点删除,然后把第五点作为左右一点,字数也是够的.