Academic research

[agnor]

Haven't been able to read journals lately. Things've been busy and I've been tired.

I have a bunch of questions, but sometimes I'm not sure what the questions really are (this is one of those times).

Was just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on academic research as it applies to me. The Behavioral Neuroscience / Neurobiological Sciences

Comments

[brennakimi]

well. you come up with a question. i'll give you an example with my research

[agnor]

So is this your actual Masters thesis? Or a paper for one class?

If the former, do you have a sponsor/mentor whom you're working with?

Thanks for the response. Appreciat the time you spent typing that.

[brennakimi]

um. both. first it was a thesis proposal for one class. now i'm working on the rwanda/bosnia bit. before i die i'll have covered every genocide since 1450 and have a general theory. i hope.

i don't yet have an advisor quite. but i know who he'll be. fortunately for me he's the ir prof, the director of our peace studies program, and knowledgable and i think published in this area. he also said i had a unique approach and was more than publishable. he gave me a 100 on the thesis proposal.

[mighty_sam]

Sounds like a good plan to me, and your strategy outlined in the last paragraph is solid. It's a more mature program, with its research orientation, than a plain ole BS would offer. Plus, the contacts and references gained would give you a huge leg up when seeking to go to the next level. Instead of your references being a prof or two you had a class with, you'd have supervisors and team members to back you up. Plus, even though it is research, I bet there is more direct real-world interface with clinical interests than in a typical BS program.

The other advantage you'd bring to this is your own maturity. The few years you have on your peers would be a big plus.

[agnor]

Hey, and thank you. You brought up a couple things that I hadn't even though of.