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2009 Student Schedule
The following is the Student Schedule of Events for 2009:
Sunday, September 27, 2009
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Student Registration and Check-In, Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) 118
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Workshops, Rawls Hall (RAWL)
Creating a Competitive Application for Graduate Research Fellowships - National Science Foundation and National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship Programs (Repeats on Monday)
Beyond GPA & GRE: Letters of Recommendation and the New Personal Potential Index (Repeats on Monday)
Graduate School Admissions - What Do They Look For?
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Refreshment Break, RAWL
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Workshops, Rawls Hall (RAWL)
Opportunities in Biomedical Science
The Art and Science of Writing a Compelling Personal Statement (Repeats on Monday)
GRE Preparation Sample Class (Repeats on Monday)
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Walk to graduate programs (See registration packet for location and details.)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Visit graduate programs
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Welcome Dinner (Dress is casual.)
Engineering: Armstrong Hall (ARMS), First Floor Atrium
Interdisciplinary Programs, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science, and Technology: Outside in the tent diagonally across State Street to the West of PMU - in front of the building marked AGAD on the campus map
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Social with Purdue graduate students, Purdue Memorial Union (PMU), Rack and Roll
Monday, September 28, 2009
7:30 am - 11:00 am Student Registration and Check-In, Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) South Ballroom's West Entrance
7:30 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast (Feel free to take food to the 8:00 am workshops.)
8:00 am - 9:00 am Workshops, Stewart Center (STEW)
The Art and Science of Writing a Compelling Personal Statement (Repeat from Sunday)
Beyond GPA & GRE: Letters of Recommendation and the New Personal Potential Index (Repeat from Sunday)
The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM) Fellowship Programs
Graduate School Funding Options: Panel Discussion with Graduate Students & Faculty
9:00 am - 9:15 am Break
9:15 am - 10:15 am Workshops, Stewart Center (STEW)
Creating a Competitive Application for Graduate Research Fellowships - National Science Foundation and National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship Programs (Repeat from Sunday)
GRE Preparation Sample Class (Repeat from Sunday)
Naturally Obsessed: the making of a scientist
The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Graduate Study in the Sciences
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Roundtable Brunch with Recruiters
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Break
12:15 pm - 3:15 pm Graduate School Fair, Purdue Memorial Union (PMU), North and South Ballrooms (Refreshments will be served.)
