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  1. Hello all! I've been lurking for a couple weeks (and learning so much! thanks to all of you for all of your help so far!) but I think I may be waaaayyy earlier in the process than most here so I wanted to ask directly for advice. Basically my situation is that I'm an undergrad, currently on leave and will be going back to school in the Fall. I've done two years, but due to a whole string of health issues I basically will be a sophomore when I go back (I've been taking reduced course loads, etc.). I recently have started considering a degree in a bio-related field, perhaps cognitive science or something similar. I started as a computer science major, but I'm really doubting that decision for personal reasons now. All of a sudden, grad school may be in my future which is something that I had never considered (CS majors in my department *rarely* go on to grad school and those are only the ones dead set on academia - usually it's a few years in a startup/industry before they decide to go back). Obviously I don't know one way or another yet, but I thought I would start to "learn the language" of grad school so that I wouldn't have to play catch up (as much) later especially since it seems *everyone* at my school already is preparing/dead set on it and I literally only figured out what the GRE in the past month. I'm a first-gen student and hadn't ever really had a personal relationship with anyone with even a BA/BS before going to university, so I am really starting from zero both in actual knowledge and cultural understanding of all of this. I know I'm way far away from worrying about specifics like where I want to apply, doing actual GRE prep, etc. but do any of you have advice/resources that are more along the lines of "Grad School 101"? Basically, what are the things that I should be thinking about at this point? What should I be considering when thinking about whether grad school may or may not be for me? Are there any good books/websites that cover the necessary jargon that I need to know? Sorry that this is so broad, but I thought it might be worth an ask since everything seems to be targeted at people who have already decided on grad school. Also, I hope this is the right place to post this, but if not, a pointer in the right direction would be appreciated! Many thanks in advance
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