Professional school prep:

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Professional school prep

• How do you do it?
• When do you do it?
• What does it cost?
• What is expected of you????
• MDKenealy

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Professional school application

• complete academic record/transcripts
• exam/entrance requirements
• letters of reference up front
• essay about goals/purpose
• interview?
• MDKenealy 11/20/2009

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Veterinary/Human Medicine

• GPA exceptionally important
• VCAT/MCAT/GRE exams
• objective scales vs interview
• meet every requirement
• 4 yearsplus residency/etc. (?)
• you pay...
• VMed tuition range/yr 11K - 40K
• Med tuition range/yr 20K - 50K

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Veterinary/Human Medicine

• Letters of recommendation (3?)
• a faculty member (educ)
• a DVM/MD (experience)
• strategize number 3..
• Experiences
• animal (for DVM)
• veterinary/human clinical
• diverse array

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Veterinary/Human Medicine

• Essay a story of your focus on medicine
• how did you decide on this career?
• explain your strengths
• personal
• professional
• emphasize your understanding of the profession
• project your future as a professional/ your
  impact on the profession (very important!)

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Veterinary/Human Medicine

• Essay questions
• show your understanding of animals or the
  human condition
• answer any appropriate science questions
• but, youre not a DVM or an MD
• look for the ethical, social issue

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Veterinary/Human Medicine

• Interview (?)
• dont let it be your first interview
• confidence, enthusiasm, experience
• be prepared for situational vs science
• ISU interviewers have NO background on you

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MBA (Masters of Business Administration)

• aimed at management track
• 1 to 2 years of study
• take business management courses in BS
• company will often pay for employees on the way
  up (3-7 years employed)
• tuition range 13K to 23K per yr.

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Thunderbird School on International Management

• MBA with international focus
• major links with international companies
• companies often send you to school
• get international and business exposure while on
  BS track
• time 16-20 months full-time
• tuition 30K total

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Law degree (JD)

• LSAT exam prerequisite
• 3 years of study
• diverse BS and advanced degrees
• summer internships critical
• variety of employments adversarial/contract/intel
  lectual property
• tuition range 15K to 45K per yr.

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Graduate school applications

• resume should focus on academics
• application required
• determine area of concentration for graduate
  work
• introduction likely to be one-to-one from your
  professor

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Graduate Studies MS/PhD

• GPA critical, but not paramount
• motivation, investigative nature important
• research experience a major plus
• GRE required by most
• coursework - research mix
• several types of degrees (2-5 years)
• very one-to-one degree training
• they pay...

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MS Master of Science

• 2-3 years
• research oriented
• 30 credits.6 courses plus research
• option coursework based Master of Agriculture
  (ProAg)
• careers
• college instructor
• university or industry research middle
  management
• extension specialist
• management in smaller company

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PhD Doctor of Philosophy

• follows a research-based MS
• 2-3 years additional study
• heavy research plus 3-6 courses
• careers
• university teaching/research/extension
• industry research/tech services
• government research
• note heterogeneity

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Estimated starting salaries

• DVM 45,000 to 70,000
• MD 35,000 to 125,000
• MBA 45,000 to 53,000
• LAW 50,000 to 100,000
• MS 45,000 to 55,000
• PhD 60,000 to 75,000
• CColl 35-40,000