tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post1150115406929819914..comments2024-03-25T03:17:46.829-04:00Comments on Dr. Mom, My Adventures as a Mommy-Scientist: Applying for Awards, Grad School, really anythingPhD Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863651986930363534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post-33459214026282935142009-02-03T08:54:00.000-05:002009-02-03T08:54:00.000-05:00Thank you! I am reading applications now and they ...Thank you! I am reading applications now and they allllll look the same. All of them start out with "When I was a child...." Surprise me with something else!Janus Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339961758398856767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14905257.post-72886569441880547542009-01-30T13:30:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:30:00.000-05:00Personal statements for grad school (from UGs at l...Personal statements for grad school (from UGs at least) tend to be modeled after personal statements for med school (which I think often contain personal anecdotes, etc.).<BR/><BR/>I believe that this is bc in most bio-science there is a lot of guidance available for UGs wanting to go to med school. UGs that want to go to grad school are often left to fend for themselves and use whatever guidance scraps are left over from the pre-meds. As such, many UGs applying to grad school are given the (wrong) impression that whatever is expected on a med school app is sufficient to get into grad school. At least this was my experience.<BR/><BR/>UG programs really should have formal guidance programs for grad school bound students too. They are no less deserving than the pre-meds.Ambivalent Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908454781195782927noreply@blogger.com