Frances — one way to narrow your search would be to look at a major conference in an area of interest and see where the presenters hail from. For example, in conservation biology, check out the society’s annual meeting.
https://www.xcdsystem.com/scbna/website/index When you get serious, there’s no substitute for checking out the individual departments and establishing some contact with faculty who share your interests. Their responses (or lack of same) to you will be a good indication of whether it’s even worth the time to apply there. Do your homework though, before you make contact. On Jul 31, 2014, at 5:02 PM, Frances Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear ECOLOGers, > > I have recently been looking into applying to graduate schools, probably in > conservation biology or sustainability studies. Though I have made an effort > to answer these questions via basic internet searchs, helpful resources > evade me. Therefore, if you could post any relevant personal advice, brutal > honesty, links, or book recommendations I'd be grateful. > > 1. Being able to get an assistantship will determine what grad school and > perhaps even what field I go into. How can I find out who does and does not > offer them short of calling individual admission departments? > > 2. What should I be doing to become a competitive candidate for the few that > are available? > > 3. Is there some kind of comprehensive list of programs related to > conservation and/or biology? > > Thanks folks. > > -Frances Hall Don McKenzie Research Ecologist Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Lab US Forest Service Affiliate Professor School of Environmental and Forest Sciences University of Washington [email protected]
