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KyleMcD

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    Rock Hill, SC
  • Application Season
    2016 Fall
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    Biology - EEB, Molecular

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  1. So, after some time spent reflecting, I've discovered exactly what I want to do: I want to be at the intersection of conservation biology and human development. I figure one has to work for the other to work - they're dependent on each other. Human development is going to happen no matter what, but it will crumble if we don't have a focus on conservation. However, conservation won't work at all if we don't take human development into account. Now, this leaves me questioning: What is it that I actually want to study? Is there a field for this?
  2. Oh yeah, I definitely wouldn't let a minor detail stop me - but I was mostly asking because I was looking for how I should plan out my final semesters of classes before grad school! (I'm just now starting my junior year.) Thanks for the help everyone!
  3. So when they say "one year of calculus/organic chemistry/physics/english/etc," are they meaning one semester or two semesters? I know this sounds weird, but I remember a time in my past when "one year" really just meant at least a semester of whichever class.
  4. I have no experience applying for grad school (yet...), but even with scholarship applications (such as Goldwater, Udall, etc.) it is recommended that only tenured, PhD faculty write LORs.
  5. Rising junior. The reason I was told for beginning to contact professors now was mainly to let them know my interest (but like you said, they probably won't have any idea who I am in a year) but also to see about any summer research opportunities they may have. I've been doing research at my university since October (including full-time summer research), so getting a summer research opportunity with a potential PI isn't absolutely vital - but it would certainly be nice!
  6. Hi everyone, I'm a rising junior and I have been advised by a couple of professors to start contacting potential graduate school PI's now. (I go to a smaller university and really know these professors on a personal level, so I trust their advice.) However, I'm beginning to feel overwhelmed by the process of looking for schools and programs, and then looking at all of the faculty's research interests, and then keeping track of whose research I am interested in. So, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for keeping organized as I begin this journey. Like I said, I'm only a rising junior - so I won't be actually applying until over a year from now. But I'm sure getting organized and starting now won't hurt. (I'll be doing this next semester abroad in Madagascar, so grad school won't really be on my mind then!) Thanks for any advice!
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