Hopkins Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program

描述(申请人提供)：毕业后的目标 研究教育计划(PREP)是我们现有计划的直接延伸 少数民族暑期实习计划：提供将增加的经验 成功申请并参与以研究为基础的 由代表不足的少数族裔提供的研究生课程，他们的教育和 尤其是作为本科生的研究机会有限。其核心是 我们试图给预科学者的经验是研究的入门 作为一名科学学徒。进一步的发展，包括正式的课程作业， 技术实验室培训，公共演讲和考试技能 为每位预科学者量身定做。 每年将有五名考生以学徒的身份进入该项目 在由合格导师领导的实验室工作的科学家。导师们将成为 根据本科生、研究生和 未被充分代表的少数族裔学生，以及由 未来的导师。从这一点上讲，招聘基本上将继续进行 技术人员，即感兴趣的导师将进行面试并提供 空缺职位(或无空缺职位)，申请人将在以下职位中进行选择 最适合他们需求的一种。这一体验与 每年都有数十名应届毕业生受聘为该机构的技术人员。 求职经历，积极展现自我 面试，处理一些不可避免的拒绝是非常有用的 它本身。该计划的成功与否将取决于 申请/接受研究生教育的学生；六岁时的导师报告 每隔一个月；正规课程作业的成绩；GRE成绩；一年两次的研究 研讨会；每位学者的年度会议报告。 预科奖学金获得者的进展将由 计划主任，每季度由招生委员会主办，每年由 顾问委员会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) program is a direct extension of our existing Minority Summer Internship Program: to provide experiences that will increase the likelihood of success in applying to and competing in a research-based graduate program by under-represented minorities whose educational and especially research opportunities as an undergraduate were limited. The core experience that we seek to give the PREP scholar is an introduction to research as a scientific apprentice. Further development, including formal coursework, technical laboratory training, public speaking and test-taking skills will be tailored to each PREP Scholar. Five candidates per year will be admitted to the program as apprentice scientists working in laboratories headed by qualified mentors. Mentors will be selected based on history of training undergraduate, graduate students and underrepresented minority students, and on appropriate projects put forward by prospective mentors. From this point, hiring will proceed essentially as for a technician, i.e., interested mentors will conduct interviews and offer an available position (or not), and the applicant will choose among the offers for the one best suited to their needs. The experience is the same as that of the dozens of recent graduates hired as technicians at the Institution every year. The experience of applying for a job, presenting oneself positively in interviews, and dealing with some inevitable rejections is highly useful in itself. Success of the program will be determined based on the number of students applying/accepted for postgraduate education; mentor reports at six month intervals; grades in formal course work; GRE scores; a biannual research symposium; and annual meeting report by each scholar. Progress of the PREP scholars will be evaluated on an ongoing basis by the Program Director, quarterly by the Admissions Council, and annually by the Advisory Board.