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 Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:28 am Post subject: Does working as a research assistant at a biotech company af |
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Does working as a research assistant at a biotech company, such as
Maxygen, after earning a BSc look good to doctoral programs? I really
want to work in industry after earning my medical degree --and IM
residency, ID fellowship, and medical microbiology fellowship-- and/or
research doctorate --and postdoctoral research fellowship--,
specifically something related to virology and molecular biology.
This is a ways off, as I am a 16yr old freshman student at Cerritos
College. I'll be seeking admittance to Sussex's Molecular Medicine --
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/publications/ugrad2008/subjects/Molecular%20medicine
-- program immediately after taking my SATs. Do you think taking
Subject Tests in Mathematics --Level 2--, Biology M, and Chemistry,
and performing at a level of >1980 on the Reasoning Test, and at a
level of >660 on the Subject Tests, plus a CGPA of >3.375 and securing
a place in the Scholars' Honors Program would be good to get me
admission?
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:28 am Post subject: Re: Does working as a research assistant at a biotech compan |
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On Sat, 17 May 2008 20:28:33 -0700 (PDT), douglas
<Protoman2050@gmail.com> wrote:
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Does working as a research assistant at a biotech company, such as
Maxygen, after earning a BSc look good to doctoral programs?
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It might. But it might also make them wonder whether you lacked the
record needed to go directly to grad program.
Don't try to game the system. A lot of things affect what you do. Let
it play out.
(But... experience is good. Summer research internships, etc, are
generally a plus.)
(Some business schools do prefer that students _not_ go there directly
from undergrad work. But for sciences, I doubt they would prefer that
in general.)
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douglas
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:20 am Post subject: Re: Does working as a research assistant at a biotech compan |
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On May 18, 8:28 pm, Bob <bbx107....@excite.XYZ.com> wrote:
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On Sat, 17 May 2008 20:28:33 -0700 (PDT), douglas
Protoman2...@gmail.com> wrote:
Does working as a research assistant at a biotech company, such as
Maxygen, after earning a BSc look good to doctoral programs?
It might. But it might also make them wonder whether you lacked the
record needed to go directly to grad program.
Don't try to game the system. A lot of things affect what you do. Let
it play out.
(But... experience is good. Summer research internships, etc, are
generally a plus.)
(Some business schools do prefer that students _not_ go there directly
from undergrad work. But for sciences, I doubt they would prefer that
in general.)
bob
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Hmm...I wonder why? I'd like get some additional lab experience, as
well as being paid for it --well, actually, I could enter the
"sandwich program", where I get placed as an intern at a lab, whether
a biotechnology company, hospital, or another--.
I'd think I'd then earn my DPhil and/or BM BCh from Oxford. Wishful
thinking, yes. The reason I want to earn my BSc from Sussex is that
it's three years to read your major, since you don't have any general
education requirements. It'll prepare me better than a US degree --
except one from MIT, Stanford, Harvard, etc.-- for grad or med school. |
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