{"id":485,"date":"2020-01-21T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T17:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/undergrad\/?p=485"},"modified":"2020-01-21T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T17:39:21","slug":"thinking-of-pursuing-doctoral-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.ece.ncsu.edu\/undergrad\/2020\/01\/21\/thinking-of-pursuing-doctoral-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking of Pursuing Doctoral Studies??"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The McNair Scholars Program<\/strong> is designed to prepare undergraduate students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair participants are either&nbsp;<strong>first-generation college students with financial need, or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented<\/strong>&nbsp;in graduate education and have demonstrated strong academic potential. The program&#8217;s goal is to increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Info Session for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/trio.dasa.ncsu.edu\/mcnair-scholars-program\/about-mcnair\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald E. 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