Insect Ecology at NDSU The Harmon Lab

What is this page? What is it for? This page is meant to give you more information about graduate school and about working in my lab with me as a faculty advisor. Everyone has different academic experiences coming in to graduate school, so this page is meant to fill in some of the gaps for those who are a little less familiar with the overall philosophy of graduate school or its detailed workings. This page should give you a starting sense of my views on Graduate School and provide a starting point in figuring out if we would be a good match as student and advisor. Hopefully it is a useful first step in your success as a future graduate student.

Important disclaimer - Not all graduate programs are the same. No two graduate programs are the same. There are incredible differences in how things work among disciplines, departments, even between individual faculty mentors with adjacent offices! That's not to say that there aren't some similarities. However, I want to make it extremely clear that the information I am providing is tailored specifically for how I approach things in my lab in the Entomology Department at NDSU. If you're interested in some different perspectives, Spencer Hall's web site is a fantastic resource to start from (click- "Grad Resource Page" on the left).

Here is a list of the major questions I discuss to help you navigate through everything

What is this page? What is it for?
Important disclaimer - Not all graduate programs are the same.
What is graduate school?
Why should I go to graduate school?
How is a graduate program different than my undergraduate experience?
What does it take to succeed in graduate school?
How is graduate school paid for?
How do I get in to graduate school?