[What's your craziest backup plan?]

19 hours ago, mav160 said:

If it works, it works. Honestly in all seriousness though, when I didn't get into a PhD I ended up doing the Masters first. I was haunted by a low undergrad GPA, and I felt I needed the stellar Master's GPA to set off the undergrad one. I would say this has worked out pretty well for me (picked up a couple potential publications), but I wonder if it's better to just do the Research Assistant positions because it is a one year commitment instead of two.

An RA would definitely be ideal. I've got one pretty much lined up for the first half of summer, and then....the world is my oyster!

[What's your craziest backup plan?]

2 hours ago, mav160 said:

Two words: stripper psychologist...maybe not my best plan.

I'm in a burlesque club on my campus currently......so I'll be a stripper biologist `\_('.' )_/`

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Hi! Biology major here trying to get into a marine biology/oceanography program. I'm in a similar predicament, except I have a biology background and am hoping to start learning more about physical oceanography, climate science, and coding/modeling. I've applied to 3 programs and have yet to hear back from any of them. 

Congrats on the acceptance! Where have you applied/heard back? 

[What's your craziest backup plan?]

If you're anything like me, you're thinking "jeez I haven't heard back/gotten accepted anywhere yet....wth will I do this fall?" In my desire to have some sort of a plan (if only for being able to work towards something and remain sane), I've thought of a thousand other things I'd like to/plan to do if I don't end up going to graduate school. Some are silly (biologist-turned-celebrity-chef) and some are legitimate (gain more research experience and network), but all have the potential to be extremely valid come graduation in a few months. 

What about you?