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Dr. Kyra 카이라박사
Приєднався 26 сер 2023
Chatting about life as a NASA Scientist, Academia, and US Living🎙️ • 본업: NASA 과학자, 지구과학 섹션 부매니저🌎🛰️• 부업: 미국 유학, 미국 생활, 과학자 현실에 대해 누설 중🤫👩🏻🔬
The 15 year sob story of how I finally got my US green card
When you’re on a visa, it’s more than just the thrill of being in a foreign country… Your “alien-ness” is always in the back of your mind, from small regulations of what you can and cannot do, all the way to feeling constantly chased to make sure you have something else lined up!! In this episode, I recount every single visa type I’ve had over the 15 years I’ve been in the US, from F1, OPT, J1, H1B, to finally… a green card. More miracles? Yes. More struggles? Absolutely yes.
This is not legal advice and just an anecdotal story :)
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This is not legal advice and just an anecdotal story :)
🛂Connect with me🛂
heydrkyra.com
heydrkyra
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Four very real things no one told me about being a professional scientist
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So… how come no one teaches this in school?! If you think being a scientist is just dealing with experiments and hypotheses, think again. In this episode, I share the four very real aspects about being a scientist that only *we* would know. This is my take on the cross-section of the industry, so you can be better prepared. 👩🏻💻Connect with me👩🏻💻 heydrkyra.com heydrky...
The miraculous ways I paid for my $140,000 undergraduate degree
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Was it fate? When I entered UT Austin as an 18 year old, the financial burden I was facing was astronomical. The tuition for international students was around $18,000 per semester! But in a series of miraculous events, I saw doors after doors open, and coincidences after coincidences align. I truly believe that God paid for my education and that He put me through school. Listen to a part of my ...
How to get into the grad school of your dreams
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DO YOU WANT TO GO TO GRAD SCHOOL? NO?! Then I think that’s great - truly! In this episode, I discuss who should actually go to grad school, and try to convince you to not go if you don’t have to. BUT! If you do want to go, I discuss the best strategy to make sure we can get you to the grad school of your dreams, starting from building your undergraduate portfolio, reaching out to the professors...
The realities of being an Asian woman in STEM from a current N@SA Scientist
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We've broken the glass ceiling, but what about the glass cliff? We’ve recruited women to be in STEM, in CEO positions, and in the top of the corporate grind… but have we figured it all out? In this episode, I get personal about my experiences of being an Asian woman in STEM, tell you the realities of the “glass cliff (?? dead end?)”, and how most definitely we do *NOT* have it figured out. 🐻Con...
How to NOT BE SCAMMED by moving companies
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If you are EVER going to move in your life, you do not want to miss this episode. This episode is all about how to not get scammed by moving companies. On average, the BBB receives around 13,000 complaints about moving companies each year. Here, I break down how a moving scam works, why these “moving” companies are actually NOT moving companies, how I aggressively went after their information, ...
How I survived grad school in small town Delaware • 미국 시골에서 대학원 다닌 썰 (영어)
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Have you ever been the resident Korean in a small retirement town of 2700 people in Delaware? Has God ever told you to go do that?! Well, I can’t tell you too much about the Korean part, cuz I’ve only been Korean all my life, but I can tell you about the other “small retirement town” part, cuz... I’ve seen other towns, man. In this episode, I talk about how a sign from God literally told me to ...
The story of how I became a NASA scientist • 내가 나사 과학자가 된 방법 (영어)
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You know those inspirational stories where the person is not that great in the beginning and then later becomes something totally awesome?! That’s not entirely me but I feel like this story is close enough. In this episode, I get personal and tell you about my childhood, bad grades, and how I finally landed as a N@SA scientist in my 30s. Clearly I still haven’t decided if I’m supposed to censor...
생각도 못해본 부분이네요 ㅎㅎ
Wow, that’s a wild story involving a lot of troubles and even more luck and miracles. Glad it all worked out eventually! My green card story is pretty uneventful, except I almost threw it away since I had no idea what it looked like 😅
Haha once I did receive it in the mail, it was pretty anticlimactic. With all the turmoil you would think there would be at least confetti🤣
This was very informative, even though I'm not in the academic field I've always wanted to be in it. Do you have a video of how to look for grants and scholarships for Masters & PHD in the US?
usually STEM degrees have a stipend + tuition waiver in the US, but it really varies by program and university. I have an episode on getting into grad school that covers some of that; note recently many masters programs are not opting for stipends: ua-cam.com/video/2G1HVRTrqKQ/v-deo.htmlsi=aPuB48K0UYrN1OMn
Good listen! Not exactly sure how the Algo decided to throw this 👏niche👏 of a video into my feed, as I am not near academia and research, but I listened to all, the entirety, of it. You shared a bit of the world from a perspective that, I'm assuming, probably doesn't see as much light on video platforms. The thousands of views will come 😁
@@tucsonk this is such an encouraging comment! Thank you🥹 right now my channel is my little echo chamber but I don’t mind especially if I get kind comments like this!☺️
Jesus Christ the way the truth the life. The only way to the kingdom of heaven. Repent of all soon, hey baptized, follow and obey Jesus all the way into the end to be saved in the end
Congrats on your promotion! 🎉
Although I'm not female myself, this is a topic I've been thinking about a lot. While I can't realistically expect my male colleagues to forfeit their privileges, what truly frustrates me is their failure/refusal to acknowledge the existence of those privileges or the conditions that disproportionately affect women 😞 It's undoubtedly a complex and challenging topic
@@junhyukpark6695 yes for sure seems like there is no real answer that fits all
Cross-country moving can be incredibly stressful and quite expensive. A few years ago, I moved from Texas to Arizona. Although it was a relatively short move, the quotes I got from moving companies were insanely high-some even asked for $10k! I ended up driving a U-Haul truck with my friends, turning it into a road trip, but it’s definitely something I want to avoid by all means in the future 😅
THE OG COMMENTER🥹 Honestly I would trust companies that have higher quotes at this point, since these scam companies low ball you to try to do the "bait and switch". But yes I've always found it to be helpful to just use elbow grease and have helpful friends haha
Wow, what a story! I joined a freight start-up fairly recently, and I’ve learned a lot of bad things about these brokerage companies, like damages during transfer, hidden fees, and not to mention all the scams and theft, which is quite unfortunate for other good, legitimate companies and the entire industry🥲
0:49 😂🤣yeah, I can definitely relate to that. I’m grateful for what I learned in grad school since I’ve been making a living off of it, but those were undoubtedly the most depressing and exhausting years of my life
Emotional burnout FR
Recently, I’ve had many opportunities to talk with Koreans who have immigrated to the US and realized that everyone’s story of how they got here is vastly different, with pretty much no one conforming to the stereotypical Korean migrant image I had. Yours is definitely one of my favorites, and I can’t wait to hear more about it!
That’s so kind! Yes it’s cool seeing the large spectrum of korean experiences here in the US- especially being in LA! More episodes coming! :)
Hey what would be a good way to apply for a post doc/researcher position at JPL? Directly reach out to PIs?
Yes for postdocs check the open reqs on the JPL career site (www.jpl.jobs), and reaching out to PIs you’re interested in with your CV doesn’t hurt either just to see what funding they have. Applying to the NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship (npp.orau.org) is another option.
@@heydrkyra Thanks! Keep my eye out for it. Super interested in NASA positions, especially ones at Goddard and JPL.
I think you must be a good cook like your grandmother. 😊
Hello Dr. Kyra~~ Happy to see you here!
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😢this happened to me. Charged a $900 "deposit" that i couldnt get back even after filing a charge back with my bank. Beware WellsFargo, they suck and wont help you get your money back.
안될과학 보고 구독했습니다~~ 응원합니다~~
이제 시작이지만 감사합니다!!