Education

What you need to be successful in college:

• Refined problem-solving skills

• Time management and organization

• Enhanced interdisciplinary learning

• Ability to make connections between coursework and real-world experiences

• Professional skills (how to apply to graduate school and summer programs, how to work collaboratively)

• Metacognitive abilities (learning how you learn best and monitoring your own learning)

• Writing skills (yes, even for STEM majors)

As an LSU HHMI Undergraduate Mentor, you will develop these skills through:

• An intensive summer bridge experience on the LSU campus

• A series of courses designed to facilitate undergraduate success in the STEM areas

• Consistent interaction with the Center for Academic Success

• Academic Counseling by trained STEM graduate students

• Yearlong guidance and support

• Professional skills training

• Concentrated graduate school preparation

• Participation in undergraduate research