S3E9: Does age matter in graduate school? The short answer is: yes — but maybe not in the ways you think.

In this episode, we sit down to talk about the age gaps that exist inside graduate programs — the 22-year-olds who feel like impostors among experienced cohort-mates, the 35-year-olds who've been told they're starting too late, and the institutional structures that quietly assume every student arrived straight from undergrad with no mortgage, no kids, and infinite time.We read two Reddit posts from real graduate students navigating exactly this, and react in real time. We talk about imposter syndrome, supervisor dynamics, financial pressures, and what a more age-inclusive grad school might actually look like.Whether you're thinking about applying, currently in a program, or just graduate-school-curious — this one is for you.