Here are a few questions that you can ask your Faculty Mentor to get the session started.
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How did you make the decision between teaching/research and professional practice?
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What aspects of an academic career do you find most rewarding?
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What advice do you have for a student who is seeking an academic career in geosciences?
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What are the advantages to earning a master’s degree and/or a doctorate?
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How did you become interested in your field?
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What do you think are the most important factors in an undergraduate geosciences student’s academic success?
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What schools did you attend and how did you choose them?
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What other aspects of your discipline are available to you besides the one you chose?
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What is the best way to approach an instructor about working in his/her lab?
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What is your research interest and how did you choose it?
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What new types of geosciences opportunities do you foresee?
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What is the biggest obstacle that you have had to overcome professionally or academically?
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How do you feel about double majoring?
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How should I study to be best prepared for class?
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How much study time is required for your class each week?
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What academic issues did you have as an undergraduate and how did you resolve them?
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What is the best way to approach you to ask questions?
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What motivates you?
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Which areas of your field do you find most interesting and why?
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What are some good resources to find out more information about this field of geosciences?
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How might your research impact everyday life?
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How is research currently conducted in your lab?
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What other opportunities are available to undergraduate geoscience students (internships, preceptorships, opportunities to learn more about a particular field)?
- What career opportunities are available to individuals with a Geosciences BS degree?
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