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  • Accelerated Master's (the 4+1)
    2024/04/01

    0:00—Overview of accelerated master’s programs (the 4+1)

    1:30— Coursework and Capstone vs. Research & Thesis

    5:30—What is a capstone project? What is a thesis?


    9:00—What sort of students pursue an accelerated degree? What career paths are they aiming for?


    11:30—Minimum requirements to apply. Wiggle room?


    12:10—Phase 1 application


    14:00—Phase 2 application


    15:00—Who is eligible to advise your thesis?


    17:30—Timeline for applying


    19:30—Funding your graduate degree: scholarships and TA’ing


    22:20—How to prepare for your meeting with Drayton


    24:20—Advice specifically for ASU Online students


    Drayton’s ASU profile: https://search.asu.edu/profile/2034865


    Book an appointment with him: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/DraytonAndersonSOLSGraduateProgramsAdvising@arizonastateu.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

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    27 分
  • Getting Involved in Research
    2024/01/10

    SOLUR: https://sols.asu.edu/solur#tab-id-746-1/

    Paula Baker is the undergraduate research and experiential learning coordinator for SOLS. She can be reached at paula.baker@asu.edu.

    0:40: What is SOLUR and why should you join?

    2:05: *How* do you join SOLUR?

    2:35: How do students find research opportunities?

    5:30: Paula’s advice on cold-emailing professors

    10:00: When should you apply to SOLUR?

    12:20: Do you have a better chance of getting into a lab if you’re a freshman/sophomore?

    14:00: Should you hide the fact that you’re pre-med when interviewing for a lab?

    16:50: What should students be aiming to get out of working in a lab?

    19:50: iStem SOLUR Prep

    22:20: CUREs: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences

    25:50: Timeline for BIO 495

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    27 分
  • The Art of Registration
    2023/10/05

    Everything you ever wanted to know about registration but were afraid to ask.

    w/ Drayton Anderson

    Preparing for your advising appointment (0:30)

    DARS vs. Major Map: pros and cons of each (2:25)

    General Studies vs. Elective credits: what’s the difference? (5:30)

    How many credits should you take? (11:10)

    Common Registration Errors:

    · Reserved capacity requirement (13:55)

    · Pre-requisites have not been met (15:15)

    · Term maximum exceeded (17:45)

    Popular major elective courses (19:15)

    What are “cross-listed” classes? (22:15)

    Fun/Easy/Interesting upper division electives (24:55)

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    29 分
  • Four Things Every (Transfer) Student Should Know
    2023/09/18

    Free-flowing conversation w/ Erica Boardman about navigating ASU as a transfer student.

    SOLS on Demand, a great resource:
    https://sites.google.com/asu.edu/solsondemand/home?authuser=1

    1:00—what you should use your academic advisor for

    2:30—why you should focus on upper division hours immediately

    6:00—how to build relationships with professors…

    9:00—and why it’s best done *early*

    11:30—why we strongly recommend BIO 494 “topics” courses

    14:15—the three most important deadlines on the academic calendar

    -drop deadline

    -course withdrawal deadline

    -complete session withdrawal deadline

    16:30—what is the downside to having a ‘W’ on your transcript?

    18:15—considerations on whether or not to drop a course (Is a ‘W’ better than a ‘C’?)

    20:15—when is a complete session withdrawal a good option?

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    24 分
  • Pre-Health Tips and Tricks
    2023/09/05

    Neuroscience major Caleb Lau discusses his pre-health experience so far at ASU. We cover: how he went from pre-med to pre-PA; tips on finding lab and research positions; choosing a major outside the life sciences; and how to get involved in volunteering.

    From Pre-Med to Pre-PA: Push and Pull Factors (0:20)

    Finding Lab/Research Positions (2:15)

    Tips for Cold-Emailing (4:25)

    How PIs Think About Pre-Health Students (6:45)

    Extracurricular Activities: Clinical Hours, Volunteering (8:45)

    How Leadership Positions Enable Growth and Networking (10:40)

    What Caleb would tell his freshman self (14:10)

    Flexibility of Being a PA (17:00)

    How to Get Involved in Hospice Volunteering (18:10)

    Why Neuroscience Major instead of Biological Sciences (18:45)

    A Gap Year (or Three) (20:30)

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    23 分
  • So, You're Thinking of Pre-Med
    2023/08/24

    Biological Sciences student Michelle Sheikh provides tips and tricks for navigating the Pre-Med experience. She is the current president of the Tempe chapter of Medical Directive, a group you can find out more about through Sun Devil Sync.

    Introducing Michelle (0:00)

    Choosing a Major (1:00)

    Deciding to Be Pre-Med (3:00)

    Recommended Classes for Pre-Med Students (4:10)

    Finding Lab/Research Positions (5:50)

    Tips for Cold Emailing for Lab/Research Positions (9:10)

    Tips for Interviewing (11:00)

    Dressing for Zoom Interviews (12:50)

    Extracurriculars for Pre-Meds (13:50)

    The Importance of Leadership Positions (15:15)

    Finding Volunteer Opportunities (16:30)

    What Michelle Wishes She'd Known (18:00)

    Biggest Downsides to Being Pre-Med (19:50)

    Taking Care of Your Mental Health as a Pre-Med (21:10)

    The Gap Year (22:40)

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    24 分
  • Intro to Internships
    2023/08/08

    Everything you always wanted to know about internships (but were afraid to ask)

    w/ Christine Ditter, Academic Success Advisor Coordinator

    Summary:

    Internships—why bother? (0:00)

    Pre-Health internships (LIA 484, BIO 390) ((2:35)

    vs. SOLS internships (BIO 484) (7:40)

    Where to find internship opportunities (10:10)

    Steps in applying for BIO 484 and what the application involves (14:05)

    Structure of the course (18:15)

    What you should be aiming to get out of the internship (22:10)

    Determining how many credits to take (25:45)

    Common fields/industries for interning (27:30)


    Links:

    Pre-Health internships: https://prehealth.asu.edu/internships/healthcare-internships

    SOLS internships: https://sols.asu.edu/student-life/internship

    SOLS careers: https://sols.asu.edu/student-life/careers

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    31 分