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Graduate School 101 – Preparing, Applying, and Interviewing
Chris Chabot Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior Plymouth State University
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Getting into Grad Schools
Preparation - 6+ foci Gap Year? 10 reasons… Visit Strategies…
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, psych, physics -your major
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, physics -your major -research possibilities?
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, physics -your major -research possibilities? -get to know 3 professors! (letters)
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses -grades -math, stats, chem, biology, physics -your major -research possibilities? -get to know 3 professors! (letters)
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience -you are doing this! Excellent
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience -you are doing this! Excellent -CV, conferences, poster or talk presentation, publication
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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
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference
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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
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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:
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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
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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…”
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams - GREs, MCATs, DATs..
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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!!
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Six+ Foci of Preparation
1. Courses 2. Research experience 3. Letters of Reference 4. Advanced exams 5. Applications
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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!!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Interview Phone/SKYPE Visit! Communicating with Confidence PDF
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After this Prep Work Visit! – Acing your interview ppt
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