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	Vol.7, No 25, October 12, 1999
	Students network at graduate fair By Elyse Medlin Daily Forty-Niner   Cal State Long Beach students networked with graduate and professional schools Monday afternoon, as part of the Graduate and Professional School Day. Representatives from 72 private and public schools informed prospective students about deadlines, admissions requirements and financial aid for graduate programs. "Schools like Long Beach are real big feeder schools into a private school like USC," said Wade Thompson-Harper, coordinator for USC Graduate Affairs.  In less than an hour, Thompson-Harper had about 40 CSULB student information requests. USC sends an admissions packet to all interested students, regardless of their GPA. CSULB senior Eric Weis is considering graduate programs at schools such as USC, UC Berkeley and UC Davis.   "USC has a good neuroscience department," Weis said.  Mirtha Gutierrez, a child development major in her third year at CSULB, inquired about law school requirements at the University of Pacific desk. Khla Pham, Pacific recruiting coordinator, informed Gutierrez that the median GPA for Pacific is 3.1, with an average LSAT score of 148-155. Although Pacificís requirements are less stringent than UCLAís, Gutierrezís GPA still falls short. "I'm going to become more studious now, concentrate on my studies and party a little less,î Gutierrez said.  Ross University representative Marty Felgan gave hope to students who thought they would not qualify for medical school. He said Ross University, located in New York City, does not require the typical 3.7 GPA. In some cases, a 3.2 GPA is sufficient.  "We don't look only at the quantifiable and objective criteria, the way some domestic med schools do," Felgan said. "We're looking at the whole person." Various herbs and acupuncture paraphernalia were displayed at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine booth. Shirely Corfee, a representative from the college in San Francisco, said her table is very popular at the various universities. "This is a new profession thatís coming in," Corfee said. "We're known as being one of the better schools, so we get students from all over the country." CSULB freshman Lilly Flores, who studies biology with an emphasis in physiology, said the information from the fair was helpful. "I've been interested in acupuncture, but Iíve never heard of this school [College of Traditional Chinese Medicine]," she said. Students who missed out on Mondayís fair can attend a GRE forum this Saturday at The Pyramid. Most of the graduate and professional school representatives at the fair will return for the forum. In addition, students can test their skills at a sample run of the GRE. The forum begins at 10:00 a.m. and lasts until 3:30 p.m.		ATM burglary attempted   CSULB translation program applauded   Students network at graduate fair   CSU deals with teacher shortages   Crime Log No NFL, no big loss   Offensive art not protected   Editor needs open mind Faces on campus   FX panel features alumni 49ers beat Pepperdine, Irvine, remain in first   Women hurting, men improving   Soccer splits   Weekend ugly for Ice Dogs Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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