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Internships and Post-Baccalaureates
Internships
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Doing an internship allows you to get a taste of the work. For example, some people do brief internships and find out that it definitely is not the kind of work they want to pursue. This brief experience saves these people a lot of time and energy. For example, Danielle (interview) did an internship that helped her decide that graduate school was the best career choice for her, and she's now earning her Ph.D. at the Mayo Clinic.
Most internships last six to ten weeks and often occur in the summer. It is important to know the application deadline. The deadline is often many months before the internship starts. When looking for an internship, find out whether you will have actual, hands-on experience. The best internships also offer additional training in writing, presenting, and putting together an application for graduate school.
Post-Baccalaureates
A growing trend in academia is the development of post-baccalaureate programs, through which recent university graduates work at an institution for up to a year after they graduate to help them gain experience in a field. The goal of the postbac program is to help the participant consider the next steps in their career and increase their chances of successfully transitioning to graduate or medical school. The participants develop a range of skills over the course of a year and get an in-depth experience in performing research.
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