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what every science student should know Chicago Guides to Academic Life A Student’s Guide to Law School How to Succeed in College (While Really Andrew B. Ayers Trying) Jon B. Gould The Chicago Guide to Your Career in 57 Ways to Screw Up in Grad School Science Victor A. Bloomfield and Esam Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle El- Fakahany How to Study Arthur W. Kornhauser The Chicago Handbook for Teachers, Second Edition Alan Brinkley, Esam Doing Honest Work in College Charles El- Fakahany, Betty Dessants, Michael Lipson Flamm, Charles B. Forcey, Jr., Mat- thew L. Ouellett, and Eric Rothschild Succeeding as an International Student in the United States and Canada The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Charles Lipson Academic Biology C. Ray Chandler, Lorne M. Wolfe, and Daniel E.L. The Thinking Student’s Guide to College Promislow Andrew Roberts Behind the Academic Curtain The Graduate Advisor Handbook Frank F. Furstenberg Bruce M. Shore The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Off to College Roger H. Martin Career John A. Goldsmith, John Komlos, and Penny Schine Gold what every science student should know Justin L. Bauer, Yoo Jung Kim, Andrew H. Zureick, and Daniel K. Lee The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London Justin L. Bauer is a medical student at the University of California, San Diego. Yoo Jung Kim is a medical student at Stanford University. She served as editor- in-chief of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science. Andrew H. Zureick is a medical student at the University of Michigan. He served as editor- in-chief and president of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science. Daniel K. Lee is a medical student at Harvard Medical School. He served as editor- in-chief and president of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 2016 by Justin L. Bauer, Yoo Jung Kim, Andrew H. Zureick, and Daniel K. Lee All rights reserved. Published 2016. Printed in the United States of America 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 1 2 3 4 5 ISBN- 13: 978- 0- 226- 19874- 3 (cloth) ISBN- 13: 978- 0- 226- 19888- 0 (paper) ISBN- 13: 978- 0- 226- 19891- 0 (e- book) DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226198910.001.0001 Library of Congress Cataloging- in-Publication Data Names: Bauer, Justin L. (Justin Lawrence), 1990– author. | Kim, Yoo Jung, 1991– author. | Zureick, Andrew H. (Andrew Harrison), 1991– author. | Lee, Daniel K. (Daniel Kwang- suk), 1991– author. Title: What every science student should know / Justin L. Bauer, Yoo Jung Kim, Andrew H. Zureick, and Daniel K. Lee. Other titles: Chicago guides to academic life. Description: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016. | Series: Chicago guides to academic life | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015041270| ISBN 9780226198743 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780226198880 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780226198910 (e- book) Subjects: LCSH: Science– Study and teaching (Graduate)– United States. | Universities and colleges– United States– Graduate work. | Academic achievement– United States. Classification: LCC Q181.A2 B38 2016 | DDC 507.1/ 173– dc23 LC record available at http:// lccn.loc .gov/ 2015041270 ♾ This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48– 1992 (Permanence of Paper). To our parents, William Bauer and Nancy Spiegel, Hyea Ja Chae and Won Sik Kim, Samir and Brenda Zureick, and Daniel and Linda Lee, for their love and support Contents Acknowledgments ix 1. Welcome to the World of College Science 1 2. How to Manage College Life 9 3. How to Excel in Your STEM Courses 31 4. Choosing a STEM Major 81 5. Conducting Scientific Research 131 6. Beyond Your Bachelor’s Degree 171 7. STEM in the Real World 199 8. In Conclusion 247 Appendix. Advice for Underrepresented Students in STEM 255 Notes 265 Index 275 Acknowledgments This book would not exist had it not been for the help of people who believed in us. First, we thank Andrea Somberg of Har- vey Klinger Inc. for her guidance in helping us to formulate the initial book proposal. Next, we thank Christie Henry, Amy Krynak, Logan Ryan Smith, and Lauren Salas at the University of Chicago Press for guiding us through the publishing pro- cess and Mary Corrado for her editorial acumen. We thank all of the students, faculty, professionals, and young college alumni who generously shared with us their time and insights about college science through interviews and reviews of our manuscript. Our particular thanks go out to Joshua Alman, Delian Asparouhov, Nancy Bakowski, Carli Balogh, Ameen Barghi, William D. Bauer, PhD, Mark Baum, Jacob Becraft, Sydney Behrmann, Alysia Birkholz, PhD, Scott Brookes, Kristopher S. Brown, Michael Cariaso, Hongyu Chen, Jeff Chen, Kenny Chen, Sara Choi, Cesar Cuenca, Irving Dai, Ellen Daily, Donna J. Dean, PhD, Amar Dhand, MD, DPhil, Christiane Donahue, PhD, Jaideep Dudani, Kar Epker, Riley Ennis, Roxanne Farkas, Vanessa Ferrel, Christopher Finch, Emily Flynn, Sydney Foote, Christopher Francis, MS, Mol-
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