"I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for Science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.
Forthright and empowering, What Every Science Student Should Know is brimming with insider advice on how to excel as both a Student and a scientist..
All have weathered the ups and downs of undergrad life-and all are still pursuing STEM careers.
The authorial team includes former editors-in-chief of the prestigious Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science.
This guide is a distillation of the authors\' own experiences as recent Science graduates, bolstered by years of research and interviews with successful scientists and other Science students.
Chapters cover the entire college experience, including choosing a major, mastering study skills, doing scientific research, finding a job, and, most important, how to foster and keep a love of science.
Like an experienced lab partner or frank advisor, the book points out the pitfalls while providing encouragement.
What Every Science Student Should Know is the perfect personal mentor for any aspiring scientist.
Yet, of these budding scientists, more than half of all college students planning to study Science or medicine leave the field during their academic careers.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of Science students have started down the path toward a STEM career.
No one can predict where the future leaders of Science will come from."-Carl Sagan In 2012, the White House put out a call to increase the number of STEM graduates by one million.
We must understand and circumvent this dangerous discouragement. . . . "I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for Science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students
