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