<p>Does anyone know of any fully funded MS programs in the biomedical sciences? I'm looking to get my PhD in immunology, but if I do not get into the school that I want, I would rather try to go to get my MS in the field or a related field and raise my GPA and lab experience.</p>
<p>However, I haven't ever come across one of these fully funded MS programs and have only heard of them a couple of times. Can anyone recommend some or direct me to where I can find these programs?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I want to know this too.</p>
<p>Start looking through program Web sites.</p>
<p>You may have better luck finding a funded masters at a school where that is the terminal degree rather than a PhD granting institution</p>
<p>To add to my rather succinct post: Finding programs that fit your interests and needs is something that takes research. Asking random people on a forum isn’t likely to be as fruitful as spending time browsing through the Web sites of biomedical programs, looking for ones which offer funding to masters’ students, finding professors with similar research interests and calling/e-mailing them.</p>
<p>Time and effort invested now will pay off later in the application process. Instead of shooting random applications all over the place, you’re applying to programs where you’re something of a known quantity, where a professor can pull you out of the stack and advocate for your admission, etc.</p>
<p>Again, your mileage may vary, but following that strategy brought me an enormously successful application season.</p>
<p>I have begun researching PhD programs for the past month because I will be applying this fall. I’ve just started thinking of MS programs and wanted to see if anybody already knew of any.</p>
<p>There really aren’t that many MS programs in the biomedical sciences like immunology. The standard educational path is to go straight into a PhD. Many people take time off in between the undergrad and beginning the PhD, and many of those people work as techs in labs at biomedical research institutions to gain some more research experience and develop as scientists. If you don’t get into the school you want, it’s probably best to work as a tech for 1-2 years and then apply again. You get paid and get research experience and don’t have to take classes. Doesn’t sound bad at all does it?</p>
<p>Also, you mention you’d want an MS “if I don’t get into THE school I want”. Do you have a particular dream school in mind? It’s good to aim for a dream school, but it’s important also to not get tunnel vision and spend all your energy on thinking about the dream school.</p>
<p>I’d like to echo Sirtuin about not getting your heart set on one school. My daughter ended up at a program she initially thought was her last choice, but after visiting/interviewing, she realized that it had everything she wanted and more. As informative as they are, web sites can give you only so much information.</p>