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1 Graduate School 101 – Preparing, Applying, and Interviewing
Chris Chabot Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior Plymouth State University

2 Getting into Grad Schools
Preparation - 6+ foci Gap Year? 10 reasons… Visit Strategies…

3 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses

4 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades

5 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, psych, physics -your major

6 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, physics -your major -research possibilities?

7 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, physics -your major -research possibilities? -get to know 3 professors! (letters)

8 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, physics -your major -research possibilities? -get to know 3 professors! (letters)

9 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience

10 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience -you are doing this! Excellent

11 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience -you are doing this! Excellent -CV, conferences, poster or talk presentation, publication

12 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience -you are doing this! Excellent -CV, conferences, poster or talk presentation, publication -writing a good CV ppt

13 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference

14 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference -3 professors or 1-2 professors and 1-2 MD, DVM, DDS

15 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference -3 professors or 1-2 professors and 1-2 MD, DVM, DDS -provide them with info:

16 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference -3 professors or 1-2 professors and 1-2 MD, DVM, DDS -provide them with info: a.CV

17 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference -3 professors or 1-2 professors and 1-2 MD, DVM, DDS -provide them with info: a.CV b.Info they can use: “I did X and Y with you…at B and C conferences. I also…”

18 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams - GREs, MCATs, DATs..

19 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams - GREs, MCATs, DATs.. -buy a book, DVD, take a course, and Study – lots!!

20 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications

21 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications -write early, have several people look at them (including your research mentor). NO MISTEAKES!! 

22 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications -write early, have several people look at them (including your research mentor). NO MISTAKES!! -apply widely

23 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications -write early, have several people look at them (including your research mentor). NO MISTAKES!! -apply widely -read websites and ID a professor or 2-3

24 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications 6. Contact Potential Collaborators -again – a few, at several institutions

25 Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications 6. Contact Potential Collaborators + - (Med/Vet) – 100’s of hours of animal or patient contact

26 Six+ Foci 1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications 6. Contact Potential Collaborators + - (Med/Vet) Gap Year – 10 reasons your-application

27 Interview Phone/SKYPE Visit! Communicating with Confidence PDF

28 After this Prep Work Visit! – Acing your interview ppt


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