From owner-celegans@net.bio.net Tue Mar 24 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Curtis Loer Newsgroups: bionet.celegans Subject: informal graduate program survey Date: 24 Mar 1998 18:39:27 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 44 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: wmorgan@acs.wooster.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <6f9qov$n7k@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I have been asked by some undergraduates here to speak briefly about what it's like to go to graduate school in biology. Therefore I am making an informal survey of all you worm folks about programs you are currently associated with. I would be grateful for any responses answering the following questions (if you can spare only a minute just answer the "short form." If you are willing to spend longer please answer any or all of the additional questions following them. If folks are interested in a summary, I'd be willing to post compiled results. Respondents need not be "official," grad student comments are strongly encouraged. Short form: 1. Name of program (Dept/Program and institution) 2. Average time for PhD 3. Stipend amount/length of 'guaranteed' or likely support Additional questions: 4. Lab rotations? yes/no, length and number 5. Coursework requirements? 6. Qualifying exams? i.e., number and type 7. Work outside department/program possible? 8. Acceptance rate of applicants? (actual number or description, ie "highly selective" OK) 9. Misc admissions requirements? GRE, Advanced GRE test (eg Biology), amount of undergrad coursework, undergrad research required. Curtis M. Loer Dept. of Biology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4129 (leave voice messages here) LAB:260-5925 FAX:260-6804 cloer@acusd.edu http://www.acusd.edu/~cloer/ .