Kassandra Semrau holds a Master of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a Bachelor of Science in the same field, both from the University of Michigan. She currently serves as a Lecturer at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

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How to Stay on the Margin of Academia During Your Gap Year(s)

How to Stay on the Margin of Academia During Your Gap Year(s)

ByKassandra Semrau

The gap year I intended to take between my Master’s degree and hypothetical Ph.D. is now going into its 4th year. Here’s why I’m not worried. These days it seems like undergraduates are proceeding en masse to graduate programs shortly after completing their senior year of college. An abundance of undergraduate research opportunities and poor…