Hi Kyle, They are valid for five years. On 31 January 2013 13:04, Kyle Finn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Someone mentioned retaking the GRE in a previous comment to this question. > SO at what point then are your GRE scores old enough to warrant retaking > the test? > > > ________________________________ > From: Aaron T. Dossey <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:25 PM > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Advice for 36 year old trying to get into M.S. > program > > If you do for some reason (which I cannot currently imagine) to go to > graduate school, here is some advice that will help you get the most out of > it without putting the future of your career at risk: 1) pick a very > HANDS-ON professor who spends a lot of time with his or her students and > postdocs (eg: they spend lots of time in the lab) in a successful lab with > a great reputation (lots of publications, with students and postdocs who > have left it and have successful careers currently who can attribute it to > having worked in that lab) and 2) insist that you ONLY will work on work > that is from the professor's own ideas - from their grants and based on > their ideas. Do not fall into the trap of working for a professor who > expects you to come up with your own projects. You are there to learn from > them primarily, and also to do parts of their research. If you already > have a certain skillset and can come up with your own research projects and > successfully > execute them, you do NOT need to be a student (at least in that lab). > Pick a lab and a professor who have a lot to offer you in the form of > TRAINING, connections and projects likely to be very fruitful. > > IF and when you have your own ideas you want to pursue, keep a log book of > those and save those for when you graduate and are on your > own/independent. Otherwise, it can get ugly. Many professors will, to put > it bluntly, steal credit and reward for your ideas and independent work. > Might as well avoid that pitfall and keep everyone happy (and keep you > learning) by doing whatever work originates from the professor - besides, > it's their job to drive the research and come up with the ideas. > > Basically, pick a prof and lab who seems to have YOUR CAREER INTERESTS at > heart and act like it. > > > On 1/30/2013 8:49 PM, Michael Garvin wrote: > > All depends on what you want, > > > > I went back at 35. Best decision I ever made. You can only go so far > in the scientific world with a BS. Fact of life. It's a card that opens > doors. But the most important thing is to enjoy what you are doing. If > you can do that with a BS, do it. If not, go back. And I agree with > previous posts. Find someone who is studying what you want and convince > them you have a skill set to offer. Worked for me. > > > > M. > > On Jan 30, 2013, at 4:18 PM, "Aaron T. Dossey" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> My advice is: forget about graduate school. Find a way to get going > with your dreams, passions interests and desired work rather than seeking > "training" for it. I am 35 and the only thing that would take me back to > any kind of school would be if I wanted to go to law or medical school, or > some sort of professional training with a very specific and targeted > purpose in mind. I CERTAINLY wouldn't do something like a postdoc or other > similar type of temporary technician position. Life's just too short. > >> > >> Consider positions with the government or even some sort of > entrepreneurial track (the latter is what I am doing now - or maybe work > for or start some sort of non-profit organization). Don't be afraid to > apply for grants to do the work you want to do, particularly private > organizations/foundations who care less about the unfortunate academic > pyramid shaped ivory tower hierarchy or titles. > >> > >> You might find some useful information in the articles posted on this > facebook page - email me if you would like me to send you a large list of > them all in a single email. > >> https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Postdoc-Union/275402225908673 > >> > >> Good luck and feel free to email me directly if you would like any more > specific information, etc.! > >> ATD of ATB > >> > >> -- Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. > >> Biochemistry and Molecular Biology > >> Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs > >> Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation > >> http://allthingsbugs.com/about/people/ > >> http://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs > >> 1-352-281-3643 > >> > >> > >> > >> On 1/30/2013 4:31 PM, Sean wrote: > >>> Having graduated with an abysmal GPA from Colorado State University > back in 2000 ( wildlife > >>> biology 2.7), I have found it very difficult getting into graduate > school. Two winters ago I > >>> completed two graduate level classes at Oregon State: Forest Wildlife > Management and a > >>> graduate Statistics course. Unfortunately just a B+ on the > statistics but A on the wildlife. Of > >>> course I have a ton of field experience going back 14 years in lots of > different taxonomic > >>> groups. Having just turned 36 I'm at my wits end trying to move > forward. So I am soliciting > >>> advice. Would a non-thesis program like the field naturalist program > at U. of Vermont be > >>> worthwhile? Frankly at this point I want to get into something > permanent. I'll always engage > >>> my naturalists interest regardless of the employment I have. If I do > something unfunded (such > >>> as non-thesis) I would really need to have good employment prospects > coming out of it. > >>> Sage words of wisdom are welcome! I'm completely open to any and all > advice. My ideal > >>> situation would be a thesis based M.S. on any of the many taxa I have > experience with (birds, > >>> butterflies, amphibians, bats, plants etc). > >>> > >>> -Sean > >> > >> -- Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. > >> Biochemistry and Molecular Biology > >> Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs > >> Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation > >> http://allthingsbugs.com/about/people/ > >> http://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs > >> 1-352-281-3643 > > Michael Garvin, PhD > > Post-doctoral Fellow > > University of Alaska Fairbanks > > School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences > > 17101 Point Lena Loop Road > > Juneau, AK 99801 > > 907-796-5455 > > [email protected] > > > -- Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. > Biochemistry and Molecular Biology > Founder/Owner: All Things Bugs > Capitalizing on Low-Crawling Fruit from Insect-Based Innovation > http://allthingsbugs.com/about/people/ > http://www.facebook.com/Allthingsbugs > 1-352-281-3643 > -- M.S. Candidate Lake Champlain Research Institute at SUNY Plattsburgh 422A Beaumont Hall, 101 Broad Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901 [email protected]
