Woohoo! You’re attending the 2017 APA Convention in Washington, DC. But before the fun can begin, you have to figure out how to get to Convention and where to stay once you arrive. Thankfully, the APA website has lots of helpful info and this post will help point you in the right direction (there’s also some travel humor for you, BTW).
How do I get there?
- Fly – For those traveling from farther away, flying may be your best option. There are three major airports that serve the Washington area – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Be aware that Reagan is by far the closest airport to the city, so if you fly into the other two be sure to plan your route into the city. Once landed you can take a taxi or shuttle, take local transit, or rent a car to get to your accommodations. The washington.org website outlines the various options for transit and provides rough cost estimates. Use travel search engines, such as flighthub.com or kayak.com, to compare flight options.
I, like many other interns, started my internship year without having completed my dissertation. I knew it wasn’t ideal to be a full-time intern and work on my dissertation, but I figured since I made it through 5 years of graduate school simultaneously juggling other responsibilities and survived, I would be “okay” managing both of these tasks. Upon reflection, I wish I would have considered just how different and more demanding the internship year really is. As such, here are my top 10 reasons to complete your dissertation before internship (in no particular order). Please feel free to share your reasons in the comment section below!