1. Timeline for grad school Applicaton Schedule and take GRE general should be enough Study the format – material is adaptive Suggest September-October Paper search Identify topics that interest you Formulate key questions Become familiar with researchers NSF / other fellowships Deadline varies – usually around early December Grad school application Similar deadlines as NSF Apply to a researcher – be familiar with their work

2. Documenting your internship Blog! GOALS Personal issues Scientific issues Woes and concerns Joys and triumphs For friends, family, and the helpful guy in Berkeley Write weekly summary papers More optional, but I found them helpful Post online if you have a website

3. Weekly summaries Mini scientific papers Posted on my website Made making poster/paper really easy at the end Also kept me on task and aware of my work and its significance

4. Blog Prolific blogger (31 posts) http://2006irisporritt.blogspot.com / Topic examples: Programming Baking Drinking (water et al...) Vancouver Tremors

5. Highlights

13. Last day at Berkeley… … Today I brought in some pastries (pate a choix) I made and shared them with the lab as a kind of goodbye present. I sent out an email and they disappeared within 30minutes … …Here's to IRIS and the awesome internship program they've established!!