{"id":515,"date":"2022-10-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/?p=515"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:25:33","slug":"victors-in-grad-school-dr-michelle-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/2022\/10\/10\/victors-in-grad-school-dr-michelle-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"Know What Your End Goal Is In Preparing for Graduate School with Michelle Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Know What Your End Goal Is In Preparing for Graduate School with Michelle Cook\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/69VqeSi5fqVw8nRmap17L4?si=YbnqQXoMRAG8KGWjOdwttA&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michele-cook-29a80781\/\">Dr. Michelle Cook<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Michelle Cook is the Director of Curriculum and Special Education for the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gowcs.net\/\">Williamston Community Schools<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Michelle Cook shares her non-traditional journey which led her to receive her undergraduate degree later in life and her perpetual love of learning that led her to the University of Michigan-Flint to study and receive both an <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/education-specialist-eds\/\">Education Specialist (EdS)<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/education-edd\/\">Educational Doctorate (EdD)<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Michelle Cook explores the importance of pushing yourself to continue on a path of perpetual learning and shares some of her tips on how to balance work, life, and education as well as a number of other sage tips for any graduate student to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you\u2019re still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/contact-us\/\">Office of Graduate Programs<\/a> at UM-Flint. We\u2019re here to answer questions Monday \u2013 Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Dr. Michelle Cook. 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