Transcript Welcome to Bio Club!

Welcome to Bio
Club!
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March 6 2012
Research Opportunities, Graduate
School, Baltimore and Department news
Baltimore Itinerary
 Friday:
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Noon: Leave Geneseo
3PM: Stop at Reptiland
6PM: Check in at hotel
7:30PM: Dinner at the Hardrock Café
After dinner, free time to explore the city
Baltimore Itinerary
 Saturday
 6-10AM: Continental Breakfast at the hotel
 10AM: Leave for ? Spend a couple of hours
exploring and looking around
 1PM: Free time to explore the city and do as
you please, lunch and dinner are at the
expense of the individual
Baltimore Itinerary
 Sunday:
 6-10AM: Continental Breakfast at the hotel
 10AM: Leave for ? Spend a couple of hours
exploring and looking around
 1PM: Spend a couple of hours exploring the
inner harbor, lunch is at the expense of the
individual
 3PM leave for Geneseo
 9PM Return to Geneseo
Cost and What is included:
 Approximately $130
 Includes:
 Bus
 Hotel
 Continental breakfast
 Dinner at the Hardrock Café
 Admission to
 Reptiland
 Two of the following three: Aquarium and
Science Center
Research
 Tons of Research at Geneseo
 Counts as 399 Credit (4 max)
 Great for Grad School or Med school
Before Starting
 Make sure you have time to commit
 And that your professor can match it
 Figure out why you are doing research
 Decide what you want to do research on
 Not who to do it with
What to look for:
 A professor who has interest in your
interests
 Look online at their research background
 A professor you can work with
 Talk to other students in their lab
 How the lab is run
 Independent v. Professor guided
How to ask
 Simple answer: Just ask
 Making asking easier:
 Know about the professors research
 Ask early (a semester or two before you
want to start in the lab)
 Ask in person
Graduate School
 Not everyone needs to go to med school
 PhD, M.S or MD/PhD
 PhD: 4-7 years, paid position
 M.S: Shorter 2-4 years, unpaid position
 MD/PhD: 7-8 years, paid position
 Any subject you want can be a PhD
Grad School cont.
 Make sure you want to do research for a
career
 Grad school is not just the next step after
college
 Be prepared for a lot of work
Prior to applying
 Do research
 Unless you have a 4.0, basically required
 Get letters
 3 letter of recommendation required
 Take the GRE
 Not that bad, basically the SAT part 2
 Need MCAT for MD/PhD
 Research Schools
Applying
 First round of deadlines: December 1st
 Application parts:
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3 LOR
Personal Statement
Official Transcripts ($5)
GRE Scores ($23)
Online Application
Application fee ($0 - $100)
After applying
 Hear back starting in January
 Some schools are earlier than others
 Get invited to an interview
 (Awesome weekend)
 Get final decision ~2 weeks later
 Make your decision by April 15th
Department News:
 Pre-Bio Major
 Adjuncts for next year
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Cindy Briggs
Rob Feissner
David Holtzman
Regina Clinton
 Upcoming Sabbaticals
 New Professor