Comments on: Starting to realize what “professor” means http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/ life, life in science, miscellaneous thoughts Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: drshellie http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-579 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:21:03 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-579 I won't start until fall, so I won't be able to take summer interns. There is a great summer program at my university, though, specifically for kids from schools with a low percentage of kids going on to college. I won’t start until fall, so I won’t be able to take summer interns. There is a great summer program at my university, though, specifically for kids from schools with a low percentage of kids going on to college.

]]> by: Lab Lemming http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-578 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:41:08 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-578 Dr. Shellie, Is there any chance you can take him as an intern this summer? Dr. Shellie,
Is there any chance you can take him as an intern this summer?

]]> by: PhysioProf http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-576 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:30:17 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-576 I agree with you completely. I misunderstood "I can probably help him get admitted" as "I can influence the admissions process in his favor". I agree with you completely. I misunderstood “I can probably help him get admitted” as “I can influence the admissions process in his favor”.

]]> by: drshellie http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-575 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:52:19 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-575 I disagree. In this case, the kid is a pretty good student at a high school where not many kids are going on to college. I have a lot more information about the admissions process than he does, and that can help a lot. So what I mean by "help him get admitted" is some/all of the following: finding information on our on-campus pre-college programs that he could attend (students in these programs get admitted at a much higher rate, and also get a lot of help with applications), see if his GPA is in the range of GPA's we admit for the major he's interested in, or if not, which schools would be a better bet, encourage him to do an on-campus interview with the admissions office (I know that helped me, back when I applied for college), encourage him to improve his GPA in his final year, maybe give some tips on the admissions essay and how to pick teachers to give you recommendations. My main point is that as a professor, you represent the university in a way you do not as a postdoc or grad student. I think you would have to agree with that. I disagree. In this case, the kid is a pretty good student at a high school where not many kids are going on to college. I have a lot more information about the admissions process than he does, and that can help a lot. So what I mean by “help him get admitted” is some/all of the following: finding information on our on-campus pre-college programs that he could attend (students in these programs get admitted at a much higher rate, and also get a lot of help with applications), see if his GPA is in the range of GPA’s we admit for the major he’s interested in, or if not, which schools would be a better bet, encourage him to do an on-campus interview with the admissions office (I know that helped me, back when I applied for college), encourage him to improve his GPA in his final year, maybe give some tips on the admissions essay and how to pick teachers to give you recommendations.

My main point is that as a professor, you represent the university in a way you do not as a postdoc or grad student. I think you would have to agree with that.

]]> by: PhysioProf http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-571 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:28:04 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-571 "If this guy’s kid is a good student, I can probably help him get admitted." I'm not saying this to be mean, but the fact that you think this suggests that you have even more to learn about what it means to be a professor than you think. “If this guy’s kid is a good student, I can probably help him get admitted.”

I’m not saying this to be mean, but the fact that you think this suggests that you have even more to learn about what it means to be a professor than you think.

]]> by: Lab Lemming http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-568 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:36:09 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-568 Awesome! Awesome!

]]> by: sciencegirl http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-567 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:49:10 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-567 It is actions like this that can make all the difference in the world in someone's life. I hope he contacts your for advice! It is actions like this that can make all the difference in the world in someone’s life. I hope he contacts your for advice!

]]> by: hypoglycemiagirl http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-565 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:51:29 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/starting-to-realize-what-professor-means/#comment-565 Good work! I hope he contats you. Good work! I hope he contats you.

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