Hey guys. Just signed up, looking for advice. I applied to four schools this year. Three were outright rejections, and one didn't have the funding to take me this year. So it looks like I've got another year to go before grad school, and I was wondering how that year would be best spent? And what I should do differently when applying?
For reference, I'm looking for a program in animal behavior or ecology. I did undergraduate research for all four years of undergrad (including an original research project), and I'm now a lab tech. I have a poster presentation and a second-author publication. Graduated with high distinction, but only a 3.26 GPA.
My main thing is, one of the two labs I'm lab tech for is the one I did undergrad research in. I like it there, but I'm not sure if staying another year (six total) is gonna help or hurt me at this point? On the one hand, I'm working on experiments there that I'm promised co-authorship on when they're published, plus I'm allowed to use the animals to do my own experiments. But is my lack of diversified experience hurting my chances? I'm scared of job hunting, especially since preliminary searches have turned up nothing. Are there other ways of getting more experience?
I don't know, this got kinda rambley. Point is, I didn't get in anywhere and now I'm doubting the crap out of myself so what should I do?
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Hey guys. Just signed up, looking for advice. I applied to four schools this year. Three were outright rejections, and one didn't have the funding to take me this year. So it looks like I've got another year to go before grad school, and I was wondering how that year would be best spent? And what I should do differently when applying?
For reference, I'm looking for a program in animal behavior or ecology. I did undergraduate research for all four years of undergrad (including an original research project), and I'm now a lab tech. I have a poster presentation and a second-author publication. Graduated with high distinction, but only a 3.26 GPA.
My main thing is, one of the two labs I'm lab tech for is the one I did undergrad research in. I like it there, but I'm not sure if staying another year (six total) is gonna help or hurt me at this point? On the one hand, I'm working on experiments there that I'm promised co-authorship on when they're published, plus I'm allowed to use the animals to do my own experiments. But is my lack of diversified experience hurting my chances? I'm scared of job hunting, especially since preliminary searches have turned up nothing. Are there other ways of getting more experience?
I don't know, this got kinda rambley. Point is, I didn't get in anywhere and now I'm doubting the crap out of myself so what should I do?
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