I don't know yet. D: I am basically going to be moving wherever I end up going to grad school, and am going to do my best to drag Baco in tow.
I am trying to get a head start! And by "head start" I mean... doing it six months before applications are due instead of two weeks before applications are due? I'm looking for entomology programs (so, er, I completely expect no one on LJ will have any recommendations) with an advisor that actually cares about me as a person (instead of a series of papers and experiments and free labor). And one that will hopefully allow me to do forensic experiments! I AM NOT ASKING MUCH. >_>
Oh yeah, letters of recommendation. I forgot about those. Is the GRE hard? Also, buying more copies than I need = noted.
I'm surrounded by science grad students, but I have no idea what English/literature grad students do. (...I am just assuming that's what you are, so if I'm wrong it's okay to kick me in the shins.)
(It is okay! I pretty much assumed you didn't say anything because there was nothing to reply anyway. Although I certainly don't mind being awesome, either. :D)
COME TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND YOU CAN GET A GRAD DEGREE IN BEEKEEPING I KNOW YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO KEEP BEES. BRING BACO, SHE CAN ALSO BE COVERED IN BEES.
Louise focused on studying for a high math score and not caring as much on the verbal on her GRE since she was economics, and I imagine you'll be the same as you're in science. (Of course, you don't want to bomb the verbal.) She said it was basically like the SATs, and it's worth investing into those books that walk you through them and give practice tests, although I think I know of some online sites that do the same thing. I quizzed her with notecards (this was the infamous "there was a stint standing in the middle of the road" incident) and it was not so bad.
I'll ask some more of my smart friends about their grad application experiences. I have NOT done the grad school thing, and thus can only urge you to come here because it would be awesome.
I am so crossing my fingers for Maryland. I AM TOTALLY WILLING TO BE COVERED IN BEES if it means I get regular Thorne time. Plus: all the honey we can eat!!
I was going to respond with something like, "Would we have to lick the honey off of you?" before I realized how gay that was and decided to not comment after all.
I DO NOT KNOW IF BEE KEEPING IS A GOOD IDEA. AT LEAST I WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO IF NICHOLAS CAGE CAME TO THE UNIVERSITY. AND I COULD PRETEND TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES. But! I will definitely check out the University of Maryland in my search, because that would be AWESOME.
...maybe I should start brushing up on my calculus skills again. And by "brushing up" I mean "relearning everything I knew four years ago." I THOUGHT I WAS DONE WITH MATH, DAMMIT! It's good to know that those books are actually helpful, though, I shall start spending some quality time with them. (I have forgotten the infamous standing in the middle of the road incident! Why were you standing in the middle of the road? Did you do it to up her adrenaline levels so she remembered things better?)
Hooray! I'm trying to gather as much information as I can about it right now. Possibly as some sort of procrastination measure. I dunno. It would definitely be kickass to get to hang out with you more. And actually get to meet Twig and Catt! WHOO
I don't know yet. D: I am basically going to be moving wherever I end up going to grad school, and am going to do my best to drag Baco in tow.
I am trying to get a head start! And by "head start" I mean... doing it six months before applications are due instead of two weeks before applications are due? I'm looking for entomology programs (so, er, I completely expect no one on LJ will have any recommendations) with an advisor that actually cares about me as a person (instead of a series of papers and experiments and free labor). And one that will hopefully allow me to do forensic experiments! I AM NOT ASKING MUCH. >_>
Oh yeah, letters of recommendation. I forgot about those. Is the GRE hard? Also, buying more copies than I need = noted.
I'm surrounded by science grad students, but I have no idea what English/literature grad students do. (...I am just assuming that's what you are, so if I'm wrong it's okay to kick me in the shins.)
Yes. Inexplicable. *hides voodoo dolls behind back*
(It is okay! I pretty much assumed you didn't say anything because there was nothing to reply anyway. Although I certainly don't mind being awesome, either. :D)
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Louise focused on studying for a high math score and not caring as much on the verbal on her GRE since she was economics, and I imagine you'll be the same as you're in science. (Of course, you don't want to bomb the verbal.) She said it was basically like the SATs, and it's worth investing into those books that walk you through them and give practice tests, although I think I know of some online sites that do the same thing. I quizzed her with notecards (this was the infamous "there was a stint standing in the middle of the road" incident) and it was not so bad.
I'll ask some more of my smart friends about their grad application experiences. I have NOT done the grad school thing, and thus can only urge you to come here because it would be awesome.
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...maybe I should start brushing up on my calculus skills again. And by "brushing up" I mean "relearning everything I knew four years ago." I THOUGHT I WAS DONE WITH MATH, DAMMIT! It's good to know that those books are actually helpful, though, I shall start spending some quality time with them. (I have forgotten the infamous standing in the middle of the road incident! Why were you standing in the middle of the road? Did you do it to up her adrenaline levels so she remembered things better?)
Hooray! I'm trying to gather as much information as I can about it right now. Possibly as some sort of procrastination measure. I dunno. It would definitely be kickass to get to hang out with you more. And actually get to meet Twig and Catt! WHOO
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