Networking Site for New Grads

If you are graduating soon, here are several good items from LinkedIn to help get you going…

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Saving your pennies to get ready for applying to professional school

How much does it cost to apply to professional school? $100? $500? $1000? The average student applies to anywhere from 12 to 15 professional schools and the application process for this can easily cost from $2500 to $6000! Are you prepared? What can you do? Read More…

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CNS PreProfessional Website

The goal of preprofessional school takes a lot of planning and commitment to hard work. It is important to you use as many resources available to you to ensure success along your journey. The PreProfessional Resources website has a lot of information for students who plan to go to a professional school for human health careers. Using these resources can assist with making the most of your appointment time with your preprofessional advisor as well!

Preprofessional resources include:

  • Prerequisite Guides for various professional schools in MI
  • Preprofessional Preparation Self-Evaluation
  • MSU’s Pre Health Student Organizations
  • Interview Prep Tips
  • Budgeting for the Professional School Application Process
  • Personal Statement Tips
  • Guidelines for Requesting Letters of Evaluation
  • Information of the various standardized admissions tests
  • And more!
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Scholarships for Undergraduate Research

With the deadline approaching for undergraduate research scholarships, this article profiling one student’s research may be of interest to anyone considering doing undergraduate research.

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A Simple Strategy to Prepare yourself Financially for Professional School

Did you know that you can begin to prepare for life as a medical, dental, or other professional school student right now? Here are some helpful tips to get started today.

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Interested In Graduate School? Why not visit?

Think back to the time in high school when you were first considering what colleges you might like to apply to. First you contacted the schools for information and then you set up a visit. Graduate school is no different! Read More…

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Preprofessional Health Careers – Summer Opportunities

Are you looking for summer opportunities to enhance your clinical or research skills to prepare for professional health school?  Find a list of opportunities that the preprofessional health careers advisors in the NatSci Center for Student Engagement have put together to help you in your search.  Check frequently for updates!

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3 Basics for Science Career Development

NatSci Career Advisor Brian Telfor talks about three basic items students need to think about when preparing to launch their career.
1) Know your strengths and skillsets (get advice and online tests to determine your skillset),
2) Know your employer or type of employer (to find a match for your personality),
3) Bridging where you are with where the emplyer would like you to be.
Start the process at Career Services for an honest look at your skillsets and resources to help you match with employers.


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Five Tips for Using LinkedIn to Find a Job

Sharon Ball has a short blog article as a follow-up to Brian’s podcast “3 Steps in Beginning Your Job Search.” She gives some quick tips on using LinkedIn to find a job.

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3 Steps in Beginning Your Job Search

If you are graduating in the next year, there are three simple steps you need to take before starting your job search. In this podcast, Brian Telfor discusses:

  1. Resume preparation – from identifying your strengths to putting together a solid resume,
  2. Reviewing your online image – clean up your online image and use Google and Spokeo to see how potential employers will view your image,
  3. Utilize MSU’s Career Services – take advantage of the tools and expertise while you have access to this powerful resource.


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