| QUESTIONS
FROM UNDERGRADUATE VENTURES SCHOLARS |
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| Undergraduate Ventures Scholars have many
questions. If you’d like to ask a question, simply
complete the undergraduate survey and include your question
in the question/comment section or you can email the question
to webmaster@ventures.org. |
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Here are some questions posed by undergraduate Ventures
Scholars:
I am having difficulty paying for school. How
can I find scholarships?
In every e-newsletter, the Ventures Scholars Program
includes links to information about scholarship opportunities
in the affording college section. You can also go to
http://www.venturescholar.org/resource/finaid-hs.html
and we’ve provided a large list of links to scholarship
opportunities.
One of the main struggles I am facing is becoming
an active part of my school instead being a bystander.
Go to the Personal Side section in this e-newsletter
and you’ll find helpful links about this topic.
Help me with time and money management.
The Ventures Scholars Program recently partnered with
a national organization that has developed a unit on
money management. Please go to http://www.venturescholar.org/moneymatters/index.html.
You can also find helpful links on time management
in the Succeeding in College section in this e-newsletter.
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| AFFORDING COLLEGE |
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| This section links to Web sites that help you learn about financial aid and scholarship resources. You can also link to personal finance resources. |
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| Welcome to GrantsNet, your one-stop resource to
find funds for training in the sciences and undergraduate
science education. Through the support of HHMI and AAAS,
this service is completely free.
Read more:
http://www.grantsnet.org
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| If you are a student looking for information on
financial aid, the very first thing you should do is
speak to the financial aid office at the institution
you plan to attend. (For a list of colleges and universities
with financial aid offices on the World Wide Web, see
FinAid's Financial Aid Offices Web Page). Grants and
loans are available from the federal government as well.
Most colleges and universities will require you to apply
for federal funding first before they consider you for
scholarship support. We have selected a few of the most
important print and electronic resources for you to
begin your search beyond the institution you are attending.
Read more:
http://fdncenter.org/learn/useraids/student.html
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| SUCCEEDING
IN COLLEGE |
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| This section links to Web sites that will help improve your higher order thinking skills. |
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| Starting college brings many changes and offers
a number of challenges to the first-year student. Suddenly,
students must do many things that had been done for
them while attending high school. Classes must be chosen,
and schedules must be arranged. Far from home, students
must find ways to balance a challenging academic life
with the wonderful, new social life offered by the many
activities available on a college campus. Some students
must also work to help offset the cost of attending
college. Where do you start?
Read more:
http://www.collegeview.com/college/collegelife/academics/manage_workload.html
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| EXPLORING
MATH AND SCIENCE CAREERS |
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| This section links to Web sites that provide information about math- and science-related careers. You can also learn about the career planning process. |
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Biological scientists study living organisms
and their relationship to their environment. They research
problems dealing with life processes. Most specialize
in some area of biology such as zoology (the study of
animals) or microbiology (the study of microscopic organisms).
(Medical scientists, whose work is closely related to
that of biological scientists, are discussed elsewhere
in the Handbook.)
Read more:
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm
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"Hot" may be an understatement.
Between 2000 and 2010, the five fastest growing career
fields—and seven of the top ten—will be
in engineering, science, and technology. That means
when you're ready to look for that first job, you'll
have plenty of exciting career options.
Read more:
http://www.collegeview.com/college/niche/scitech/add_hot.html
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| ARTICLES
OF INTEREST |
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| This section links to Web sites that discuss a variety of math- and science-related topics. |
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| A panel of top nanotechnology researchers convened
by EurekAlert! predicted Wednesday that nanotechnology
could have a dramatic impact on medical care in the
next 20 years, and they urged their colleagues to help
educate the public about the novel treatments to come.
Read more:
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2005/0114nanotech.shtml
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| RESEARCH
AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES |
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| This section links to Web sites that offer information about a variety of year-round and summer research/ internship opportunities nationwide. |
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| The following non-comprehensive guide to extramural
research opportunities provides links to information
describing some of these opportunities. Many sites that
have not yet been updated for summer 2005 may nonetheless
provide useful contact and programmatic information.
Read more:
http://www.yale.edu/yser/links/extramural.html
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| CONSIDERING
GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL |
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| This section links to Web sites that will help you better understand the graduate and professional school planning process. |
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| Many individuals pursue medical careers after receipt
of a Bachelor's degree. Frequently, additional science
courses and labs are required before they are prepared
to apply to medical school. Therefore a number of schools
now offer postbaccalaureate premedical programs. This
searchable database contains information on each program's
length, size, purpose, structure, cost, admission requirements,
and other characteristics.
Read more:
http://services.aamc.org/postbac/
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| This is a list of pointers to documents which hopefully
will take some of the mystery away from the transition
between college and graduate work. Also included is
some basic information about the networks and things
that it's just plain a good idea to know to make your
life a bit easier.
Read more:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/grad.stuff.html
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| PROVIDING
YOUR INFORMATION TO MEMBER INSTITUTIONS |
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This section links to the Ventures Scholars
Program Consortium members. The Consortium includes close
to 225 undergraduate institutions, graduate and professional
schools, and professional association members. You can
complete an information questionnaire and share your accomplishments
with member graduate or professional schools, ask questions
about career pathways to member professional association
representatives, or contact member undergraduate institutions
if you are looking to transfer to another college.
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| PREPARING
FOR THE WORKPLACE |
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| This section links to Web sites that will help you prepare for the workplace. Access information about interviewing, resumes, the job market and more! |
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| It is very important to make a good impression
on your potential employer be it through your resume,
over the phone or in an interview. Here, you'll find
some good tips on how to launch a succesful marketing
campaign. And the product is you.
Read more:
http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC/Students/MarketingYourself/
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| THE
PERSONAL SIDE |
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| This section links to Web sites that share informational resources about undergraduate students' issues and concerns. |
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| College is a unique experience on the planet. Relatively
few individuals get to experience this unique opportunity.
There is probably no period in your life where you have
more choices, more free time and as wide a range of
activities. With this period of time also comes high
levels of responsibility. There is probably no period
in your life where more significant changes will occur
than in any other single five-year period.
Read more:
http://www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/13tips.htm
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