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<blockquote data-quote="faulkton" data-source="post: 3395946" data-attributes="member: 561910">You should have worked closely with a prof during your time as an undergrad.I thought that i would like to go on to grad school so i have purposely set myself up to have as big of an advantage as i can.Over the last year i have worked closely with a prof on a research project, used data from the project to present a paper at a professional conference, and I am finalizing the paper to submit for publication. I also entered the paper in a student paper competition sponsored by the professional association and won the undergrad division.I cant underestimate how much i have learned doing this. I have the greatest respect for the amount of work that it will take to earn a graduate degree and have made great contacts at grad schools by doing this.If you are seriously considering grad school, start talking to your current profs asap.The way i look at it, grad school will about as different from undergrad, as undergrad was from high school.It is a major step up in expectations and if you arent willing to put in the effort, then it probably wont work out for you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="faulkton, post: 3395946, member: 561910"] You should have worked closely with a prof during your time as an undergrad. I thought that i would like to go on to grad school so i have purposely set myself up to have as big of an advantage as i can. Over the last year i have worked closely with a prof on a research project, used data from the project to present a paper at a professional conference, and I am finalizing the paper to submit for publication. I also entered the paper in a student paper competition sponsored by the professional association and won the undergrad division. I cant underestimate how much i have learned doing this. I have the greatest respect for the amount of work that it will take to earn a graduate degree and have made great contacts at grad schools by doing this. If you are seriously considering grad school, start talking to your current profs asap. The way i look at it, grad school will about as different from undergrad, as undergrad was from high school. It is a major step up in expectations and if you arent willing to put in the effort, then it probably wont work out for you. [/QUOTE]

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