The STARS program is an intensive 8-week academy modeled on graduate school life. It includes 6-8+ hours of lab research per day, a weekly student development workshop, a GRE (Graduate Records Exam) course 2 mornings a week (weeks 1-5) and optional social activities.
In addition to a faculty mentor and a lab supervisor, each participant will be assigned a graduate student advocate/mentor. To complete the program, participants must turn in a research paper and make a 15-minute Power Point research presentation at the Summer Research Symposium.
Information will be added/changed to the following schedule of activities as it becomes available.
To get directions to any of the event locations, visit maps.ucsd.edu and enter the building number in the " I Am Looking For... " field.
| Day | Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 22-Jun | 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Arrive at UCSD / Housing Check-in | UCSD |
| Monday | 23-Jun | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Program Orientation | Yosemite Room |
| Monday | 23-Jun | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Team Building - Ropes Course | Challenge Course |
| Wednesday | 25-Jun | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 1 (Pre-Test) | CLICS |
| Wednesday | 25-Jun | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Workshop & Dinner Ethics in Science and Research |
Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Thursday | 26-Jun | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 2 | Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Saturday | 28-Jun | Social Event - Beach Bonfire | La Jolla Shores | |
| Tuesday | 1-Jul | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 3 | CLICS |
| Wednesday | 2-Jul | 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Workshop & Dinner How to Write a Scientific Paper |
Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Thursday | 3-Jul | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 4 | Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Saturday | 5-Jul | Social Event - San Diego Fair | Del Mar | |
| Tuesday | 8-Jul | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 5 | CLICS |
| Wednesday | 9-Jul | 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Workshop & Dinner How to Impress a Graduate Admissions Committee OGS & Chairs of Admissions Committees |
Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Thursday | 10-Jul | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 6 | Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Saturday | 12-Jul | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | Dinner at Oldtown | Oldtown San Diego |
| Tuesday | 15-Jul | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 7 | CLICS |
| Wednesday | 16-Jul | 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Workshop & Dinner How to Write a Personal Statement |
Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Thursday | 17-Jul | 9:00 - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 8 | Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Friday | 18-Jul | 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Social Event - Full Moon Kayak | Mission Bay Acquatics |
| Monday | 21-Jul | Personal Statement Previous Research essays due | ||
| Tuesday | 22-Jul | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 9 | CLICS |
| Wednesday | 23-Jul | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Dinner and Dialogue with a Grad Student | Yosemite Room |
| Thursday | 24-Jul | 9:00 - 10:30 AM | GRE Class # 10 | Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Saturday | 26-Jul | Social Event - Boomers | ||
| Wednesday | 30-Jul | 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Workshop & Dinner Survival Skills: The Key to Success in Graduate School |
Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Wednesday | 6-Aug | 5:00 - 7:00 PM |
Workshop & Dinner Effective Scientific Presentation |
Pepper Canyon 109 |
| Wednesday | 13-Aug | Proposed Plan of Research due | ||
| Thursday | 14-Aug | 8:30AM - 4:00PM |
Research Symposium (students present research - business attire) |
Price Center |
| Thursday | 14-Aug | 5:00 - 8:00 PM | Closing Event | Challenge Course |
| Friday & Saturday | 15-Aug | Students Depart from UCSD |
GRE classes will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning the first week of the summer program on Wednesday, June 25. All classes are from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, unless otherwise noted
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