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YALE UNIVERSITYGraduate School of Arts and Sciences
Michelle D. Nearon, PhDAssociate Dean
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Intellectual Infrastructure
New Knowledge and Discoveries
A Strong and Healthy Economy
Desirable Quality of Life
Why is Graduate Education Important?
Highly Skilled Workforce
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Research Writing Critical Analysis Time Management Investigative Techniques Organizational Skills Public Speaking Performing Under Pressure Ability to work as part of a team Independence
Skills Developed While Pursuing PhD?
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Career Options with a PhD? Entry qualification for academic employment
in higher education Faculty Administration
Corporate, non-profit and government Policy Analyst Consultant Human Resources Manager Program Manager
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Career Options with a PhD? Research beyond academia Director of Research Research Analyst Survey Researcher Statistician
Practitioners Community Developer Program Director in social services agency Entrepreneur Writer Artist Musician
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Post-Baccalaureate Research Education ProgramsNIH PREP & ESI PREP
• NIH PREP and ESI PREP- One year programs (Mid June – Late May)- Participants receive $27,200 stipend for the duration of the
program for living expenses.
• Participants also receive support that covers:- Tuition for one or more courses per semester - Health insurance- GRE preparation course/material by Kaplan Review- Laptop computer- Up to $2000 travel-related expenses to attend one national
conference
• Online application process:- Available on November 1 and due February 28- https://gsas.yale.edu/diversity/programs/post-baccalaureate-
research-education-programs
- 2-year PREP for economics majors- https://economics.yale.edu/news/graduate-school-offer-post-
baccalaureate-opportunity-econ#sthash.luxzFKIK.dpbs
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NEW HAVENDIVERSE
“LARGE ENOUGH TO BE INTERESTING, YET SMALL ENOUGH TO BE FRIENDLY”
• New Haven is located half-way between Boston and New York City
• A wide range of social, cultural, arts and recreational opportunities
• Affordable, diverse neighborhoods: from quiet residential blocks to lively downtown streets
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LIBRARIESMagnificent
Yale’s library system is one of the largest academic library systems in the world.
•Comprises 15 individual libraries•Over 15 million print and electronic volumes
•Subscribes to over 120,000 periodicals
•Over 3 centuries of collections• Member of Research Libraries Groupproviding access to the resources of Columbia University; University of Pennsylvania; New York Public Library; Brown University; Cornell University; Dartmouth College and Princeton University
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FACILITIESCutting-edge
Yale is one of the world’s pre-eminent scientific research institutions, with state-of-the-art facilities
•Yale has the laboratories and facilities to enable ground-breaking, world-changing discoveries
•Yale has recently invested more than $1.5 billion in new research facilities
•New Yale Science Building•240,000 sq.ft. Laboratory building•Rooftop greenhouse•Quantitative biology center•Fall 2019 completion
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APPLICATIONApplying for the Yale Post-Baccalaureate programs is an online process. All documents in support of your application must be uploaded to your application.
Diversity Statement Research Interests Resume or CV
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• Unofficial Transcript• Personal Statement
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Diversity Statement
Describe your thoughts on diversity, social justice, and equity. You may include any relevant campus or community activities you are or have been involved with that have or had the goal of creating a more inclusive environment.
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Research Interests
Describe the areas of research you are interested in pursuing. List any potential faculty mentors.
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PERSONAL STATEMENT
Brief statement indicating your commitment to a career in research.
Why you believe one year will increase your chances of getting into a competitive PhD or MD/PhD program.
Briefly describe any relevant research experiences.