Princeton Prospective Newsletter

Vol. 1, Issue 4, May 2022

Dear Brigid,

The weather is warming up, which means summer is around the corner and we are closer to celebrating the completion of another academic year. Hence, let me congratulate you! You did it, and you should be proud of your accomplishments.

The end of the semester also opens a summer full of opportunities and in this issue, I will highlight a few. The application for our visitation program, the Prospective Ph.D. Preview (P3) program, is now open and you should take advantage of this opportunity (click here to apply). The P3 program also features additional signature programs: EEB Scholars and MOL Bio Scholars- and the best part of this, is that one application is inclusive of any of your selections. Also, check out the Graduate Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology, which will be also offering special programming after P3.

During the summer we will also host the 2022 Summer Virtual Series. Join these progressive series to gain professional development around graduate applications and learn more about Princeton and its resources with a fun group of prospective students like yourself from throughout the nation. This is one of the most attended virtual events!

Cheers,

Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez, Ph.D. (she|her|ella)

Assistant Dean for Access, Diversity, and Inclusion

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Upcoming Events

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The Princeton Prospective Ph.D. Preview (P3) is a fall visitation program for prospective graduate students that focuses on engaging scholars from historically underrepresented groups. P3 runs concurrently with fall visit programs in the departments of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Biology

(See below for details)

Visit the P3 Webpage

Application is now open, and will close on June 15th, 2022

Visit the MOL Bio Scholars Page

Visit the EEB Scholars Page

Click to register for the May 19th MOLBIO/EEB info session (noon EST)

Click here to access the: P3/ EEB Scholars/ MOL BIO Scholars Application

Watch the promo video

IA Symposium (May11th-12th)

The inaugural Inclusive Academy (IA) Symposium is an in-person two-day diversity conference focused on supporting graduate students and post-doctoral scholars from underrepresented backgrounds, on an array of topics related to success in the academy and on the job market.

We will host panels, speakers, and workshops that enhance scholars knowledge and understanding of topics related to academic entrepreneurship, cultivating joy, interviewing, salary negotiations, and financial literacy in addition to strengthening their leadership, public speaking, networking, and storytelling skills.

Livestreamed sessions will be available! Join us!

Click here to learn more and register

Join our Summer Virtual Series

During June and July of the summer of 2022, the Deans from the Access, Diversity and Inclusion team will guide participants into a great series to cover some of the fundamentals needed for networking with graduate programs, requesting letters of recommendation, and optimizing the professional development preparation needed to be successful in this process.

Join us and meet the ADI Deans and network with scholars just like yourself.

Dean VGP's Advice

Cherish the moment

Completing another academic year or research internship is a big milestone. I’m sure there were many up and downs and challenging moments or tasks. As an experienced student mentor/adviser, I know there are thoughts in your head saying: “Oh I could have done better” or “I wish I could have done things differently”. However, I want to invite you to cherish this moment, to take a moment to look back at all you have accomplished and all that you've learned, not only about your research but also about yourself and who you are as a scholar. Can you notice the growth? Here is a Dean VGP hack: Practice writing it down or sharing it with others.

This is a great moment to reflect on the year and celebrate that you did it!! Now you have a new set of skills and experiences that will help you approach next year or graduate school with some extra pounds of wisdom and a newfound motivation to keep going. Remember that you are awesome!

Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez, PhD | Assistant Dean, ADI

Grad Stories

ADI Spotlight: Meet Jaime!

Much of my personality stems from being the oldest sibling of four boys. I had to learn to deal with a lot of responsibility at an early age, especially growing up in a low-income immigrant household. Being the oldest also meant I had to chart my own course without a clear example to follow. My parents are originally from the state of Michoacán in Mexico, so most of my life has been a series of firsts: first born in America, first to learn English, first to attend college, and very soon the first PhD.

Jaime Sánchez, Jr.

5th Year Graduate Student & PhD candidate

History

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