“Preparing Competitive Applications for Life Sciences Doctoral Programs and What to Expect from Doctoral Training”

Tuesday October 23, 2018 ** 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm ** WAB 563 ** Harvard Medical School

WORKSHOP. 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM

Jason Heustis (Program in Graduate Education)

Presentation on finding and assessing prospective schools, the components of a typical application (and their relative importance), crafting an effective personal statement and an effective CV, what to expect from doctoral training, career options for PhD holders and recent outcomes data for life sciences PhD holders.

PANEL, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

Panelists:

Tom Bernhardt (Biological and Biomedical Sciences)

Grace Gill (HILS)

Jon Kagan (Immunology)

Roz Segal (Neuroscience)