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Preparing for ‘higher higher’ educa2on by: Hannah Gilham

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Preparing  for  ‘higher  higher’  educa2on  by:  Hannah  Gilham  

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It’s  fall  again  and  undergraduate  students  across  the  na2on  are  star2ng  to  plan  for  their  future.  This  includes  preparing  for  tests  such  as  the  MCAT,  LSAT  and  GRE.  

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Senior  Jenny  Lamphere  prepares  for  the  GRE  and  the  LSAT  exams  this  October  to  prepare  her  for  either  a  law  degree  in  interna2onal  human  rights  or  a  

graduate  degree  in  interna2onal  studies.  

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“I  would  say  take  the  [MCAT  prep]  class  [because]  the  test  is…different.  You  have  to  get  used  to  taking  them,  honestly  my  number  one  recommenda2on  is  take  prac2ce  tests  because  you  have  to  get  used  to  taking  a  four-­‐hour  test;  

build  the  mental  endurance  and  just  know  what  you’re  in  for,”  said  Sam  Brock,  a  biology  major  at  the  University  of  Denver.  

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Both  Sam  and  Jenny  say  they  spend  several  hours  a  week  looking  at  programs  on  the  internet,  filling  out  applica2ons  for  graduate  school  and  studying  for  the  GRE,  MCAT  and  LSAT.  Both  students  are  currently  taking  a  full  course  load  at  the  University  of  

Denver  as  well.    

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According  to  FinAid.com,  a  website  dedicated  to  helping  college  students  find  ways  to  finance  their  educa2on,  graduate  students  borrow  a  cumula2ve  debt  of  between  $30,000  to  $120,000.    

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“If  one  hopes  to  have  a  career  in  the  life  

sciences  at  least  a  MS  degree  is  required.  Yes,  the  job  markets  

are  2ght,  but  a  student  entering  a  life  

science  Ph.D.  graduate  program  in  2013  will  not  be  on  the  job  market  un2l  

2020  or  later  depending  on  the  

amount  of  postdoctoral  training  

one  does  aber  comple2ng  a  Ph.D.,”  said  biology  professor  Dr.  Robert    Dores.  

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Senior  Sam  Brock  spends  four  hours  a  week  volunteering  at  a  local  hospital  to  gain  experience  and  supplement  her  resume  for  medical  school.  

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Volunteering,  club  par2cipa2on  and  other  extracurricular  ac2vi2es  enhance  applica2on  for  a  job  or  for  higher  educa2on.  “For  medical  school,  dental  school  and  physician  assistant  programs,  do  volunteer  work.  Medical  schools  and  dental  schools  want  to  see  that  an  applicant  is  willing  to  be  engaged  in  his  or  her  community,”  said  Dores.  

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Students  make  use  of  different  kinds  of  stress  relievers  to  cope  with  preparing  for  the  next  step.    

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While  applying  for  ‘higher  higher’  educa2on  can  be  stressful  and  2me  consuming,  many  campuses  offer  academic  and  career  advising  

services.    

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Tes2ng  dates/fees  GRE:  

Cost:  $160    Upcoming  Test:    

h6p://www.ets.org/gre/    MCAT    

 cost:  $240    Upcoming  Test:  Jan  

LSAT    Cost:  $160  

Upcoming  Test:  Dec.  1  and  Dec.  3