<p>Does anyone on CC have (or know anyone with) any experience with the Global Poverty and Practice minor?</p>
<p>I'm an incoming freshman tentatively majoring in chemical biology right now, with an interest in pre-med. I've heard some really great things about Ananya Roy's class, and the courses seem to be consistent with what I want to do in the future, but I'm a bit worried about what the added courseload is going to be like, particularly with the notorious waitlists and the 200-hour practice requirement.</p>
<p>Well, if you’re truly interested in dipping your feet into the minor, I would say that there is no harm in taking CY PLAN/GPP 115 before declaring the minor and continuing with GPP 105 -> the 2 directed electives -> practice experience. CY PLAN/GPP 115 with Ananya Roy does fill up quite fast and waitlisting may be inevitable for some of the more popular discussion times, but there are some undesirable discussion time slots that are usually still open toward the end of TeleBEARS.</p>
<p>In terms of the 200-hour practice requirement, it indeed is a rigorous planning process that I have yet to undertake. One of the GPP minor reps told me that you can do your practice experience over the summer, so you can think of it as community service geared toward poverty alleviation in the USA/internationally. You’ll need to know what organizations you want to work for, what work you would be doing, how you would be able to get yourself involved with the organization, how you’re organize travel plans/$$$ if you’re going international, but there are advisers to help you out. Overall, I think it’s a minor that’s definitely worth the work put into it.</p>
<p>Is it possible to take GPP 115 as a freshman (if you enroll in phase I) or are the slots reserved for upperclassmen?</p>
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my good friend graduated with a GPP minor this spring and i traveled abroad with her where she completed her practice over the summer. less than a month ago i went to the GPP minor graduation/appreciation “toast” where many of the faculty, staff, and graduating students of the minor (and of course their parents or other guests) gathered and it was a nice atmosphere where we all had the opportunity to chat. ananya roy is indeed a wonderful and inspiring woman and i hope to have at least class with her before i graduate if possible. richard blum (apparently dianne feinstein’s husband? lol?) also spoke passionately about the minor, which i didn’t expect out of him since he seemed a little aloof no offense. just wished that prof reich showed up, that would have been bomb… meh</p>
<p>either way, many if not all of the students seemed very satisfied with their decision to pursue the minor and looked back at their service experience with a lot of fervor. </p>
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if that is still true after taking your first GPP class, then i encourage someone like you (someone who says that this is something you <em>want</em> to pursue in the future) to definitely undertake the minor. there are lots of people to help you with administrative issues, and the experience seems very rewarding for all the grief of waiting lists and planning out a 200 hour project that come with the territory.</p>
<p>good luck</p>