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Are you thinking about going to graduate school? Hosts, Sharifa and Jeanette, introduce themselves and get into some of the main reasons behind why (or why not) graduate school could be right for you.


Time Stamps

Introduction & Background: 00:50

Know Your \"Why?\": 05:13

Master's vs. PhD: 09:26

Thesis vs. Non-thesis: 10:52

Post-Graduation Planning: 11:53

When Should you Start Graduate School?: 13:35

You Belong Here :): 17:20

Diversity in Geoscience: 17:40


References

Here are some references on diversity in the Geosciences and STEM. Check them out!


No progress on diversity in 40 years 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-018-0116-6


Geoscience Faculty Diversity: We Need to Make More Progress Together

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021AV000514


NSF | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities

https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23315/


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