 Hi, I am Emily Allwood and I'm a first-year master's student in the Poli-Sci department at Carleton University. I think the secret to my success academically at Carleton has been the faculty and all of the supports that are available to students here. It's been a wonderful experience. It truly has been enlightening and eye-opening. I've been enjoying it very much. I would say one tip is to reach out and make connections within your department, talk to professors, talk to teaching assistants, send lots of emails, ask lots of questions. We're all here because we are curious students, so I think that's the best way to continue your education journey. So I've taken many incredible courses in the Poli-Sci department at Carleton over my years here, including wonderful security courses with Dr. Alex McDougal and some amazing ethics courses with Dr. Fiona Robinson. Those have been incredibly informative to my academic journey. Carleton has world-class faculty and professors who are wonderful at helping develop students and develop the critical thinking required in this program.