[FUN_Mail] Grad School question
Marise Beverley Parent via FUN_Mail
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Fri Feb 20 16:51:16 EST 2015
Agreed and those that have more research experience have an advantage over
those with less. The minimum amount of experience needed is a moving
target determined in part by the characteristics of the applicant pool.
On 2/20/15 4:48 PM, "FUN Mail" <FUN_Mail at lists.funfaculty.org> wrote:
>When I served on admissions committees in Neurobiology and Pharmacology
>at UNC-Chapel Hill (1995-2009), we looked carefully for evidence that the
>applicant had already engaged in a real research experience. This could
>be post-baccalaureate full-time research for 1-2 years, but it could also
>be an immersive summer research experience or 1-2 years of honors-level
>research during the school year. Full-time research after college was
>great, but we didn't required it. What we required was evidence that the
>applicant had already struggled with research, tested hypotheses, solved
>problems in the lab, etc., and was enthusiastic about doing more of it.
>
>So the statement "it is very hard to get into grad school directly from
>college without several years working in a research lab" is not exactly
>wrong but it is an overstatement. I would say "it is very hard to get
>into grad school directly from college without an immersive research
>experience."
>
>My $0.02,
>Robert Rosenberg, PhD
>Professor of Biology
>Earlham College
>801 National Road West, Drawer 142
>Richmond, IN 47374
>
>office: (765) 983-1464
>fax: (765) 983-1497
>email: rosenbo at earlham.edu
>
>
>
>From: "Judith Ogilvie via FUN_Mail" <fun_mail at lists.funfaculty.org>
>To: "FUN Mail" <FUN_Mail at lists.funfaculty.org>
>Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 3:33:19 PM
>Subject: [FUN_Mail] Grad School question
>
>One of my Neuroscience undergrads tells me that he has heard that it is
>very hard to get into grad school directly from college without several
>years working in a research lab. Do others have experience with this?
>
>Thanks,
>-Judy Ogilvie
>
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