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Next Event - Monday, October 27, 2005, 5-6:30 p.m., 575 McCone Hall The Berkeley Undergraduate Geographers (BUGs) in conjunction with the Career Center are sponsoring a workshop on Graduate School. Thursday, October 27, 5-6:30 575 McCone Hall If you are thinking about applying to graduate school, whether right after graduation or sometime in the vague future, do plan to come and learn how to prepare a successful application. Topics to be covered include: Deciding if graduate school is right for you How to choose the right program Steps in the application process Taking the required tests Writing your statement of purpose Requesting letters of recommendation Fellowship resources The Graduate School Adviser from the Career Center will be joined by Geography faculty members and continuing graduate students to give advice and answer your questions. Refreshments will be served.

Questions or interest in BUGs, email inquiries

The Berkeley Undergraduate Geographers is an organization of undergraduates in the Department of Geography at UC Berkeley. Membership in the organization is open to students in all areas of geographical study. The groups goal is to create and facilitate a diverse and dynamic undergraduate community in our department by sponsoring a wide variety of activities, including field trips, movie nights, career and grad school nights, as well as Beer on the Balcony, and other intellectual and social gatherings. We also strive to build connections between undergraduate students and the graduate students, faculty, and staff.

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