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Colleges/universities
Please list all colleges and universities you have attended (including community colleges)
Current major field of study
Current academic standing
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What classes are you taking in Spring 2023?
What do you think you might do after your undergraduate degree? Check all that apply.
graduate study
teaching credential program
medical or other health sciences professional program
work in biotech
work in my field for a governmental agency
work in my field for a nonprofit
work as a technician in a college or university research lab
postbacc program
I'm not sure
Other...
Please go to https://biogap.ucdavis.edu/people, explore faculty research, and list up to five UC Davis BioGAP faculty whose research interests you.
References
Please provide the names, affiliations, and email addresses of your references. You are responsible for arranging to have letters sent to clhom@ucdavis.edu.
Transcript
Please use the filename
LastNameFirstName_transcript
and upload an unofficial transcript.
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Allowed types: pdf, .
Statement of purpose
Respond to the following prompts, each using no more than half a single-spaced page. Assemble your responses into a single file, use the filename
LastNameFirstName_app
and save it as a .pdf.
Describe a previous research experience.
In your response, please include the name of the institution where you did the research and the name of the faculty member who oversaw the project. What research question did you address and what was your role in the research? (if you have no prior research experience, please answer this question using an experiment or project from a class, and include the title of the course)
The purpose of this essay is to learn something about
your academic interests
. Please describe your academic and career goals and how the BioGAP program will help you achieve those goals.
The purpose of this essay is to get to know you as an
individual and potential scholar
in BioGAP. Please tell us about how your life experiences brought you to apply for BioGAP.
One file only.
256 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.