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Activity Number: 175
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Monday, July 30, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Mu Sigma Rho
Abstract - #307961
Title: Undergraduate Preparation
Author(s): L. Marlin Eby*+
Companies: Messiah College
Address: P.O. Box 3041, Grantham, PA, 17027-9800,
Keywords: mentoring ; courses ; graduate potential ; graduate programs
Abstract:

Successful preparation usually begins early in the undergraduate program. Topics to be discussed include creating student interest in Statistics as a discipline and a career, identifying students with graduate school potential, the role of mentoring, relevant courses and internships, guiding students in choosing graduate programs, and followup with students after they enter graduate school. The author will draw on his successful experiences as a statistician within the mathematical sciences department at a college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences.

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