Hello ebc–

Did we really finish five full years of a PhD? That's half a decade in graduate school. Pause for dramatic effect. It’s surreal to think about—we can hardly believe it ourselves. So, naturally, we had to document our reflections on this milestone in a season 5 finale; a journal entry within the ebc lab notebook.

Moral of the story: Avery and Yassine rose to the occasion, marching fearlessly forward through the challenges of the fifth year—from preparing manuscripts and finalizing aims and analyses to pushing projects to their limits and writing THE dissertation.

Beyond the mountain of deliverables, Avery and Yassine reflect on the wisdom they gained during their fifth year. The lessons and experiences have been priceless. Avery shares what it means to do hard things and get over yourself, while Yassine exp ...