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<v Student>There's so many different choices</v>

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that we're faced with as an undergrad

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and especially a first generation undergraduate student.

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<v Student>McNair means to me,</v>

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opportunities and scientific discovery within a community

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that I wouldn't necessarily have the access to

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or the opportunity to be a part of.

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<v Student>I definitely do feel that the McNair Program</v>

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has helped me a ton in preparing for graduate school.

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<v ->McNair has supported my goals</v>

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by giving me all the knowledge

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that I need to advance myself in the world of education.

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<v ->The most important thing that I learned</v>

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from working with Dr. Harris

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and from managing my own research project

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within the McNair Program

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is the idea of having a support system that can be with you

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in and outside of the classroom as well.

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<v Student>To me, McNair is all about community</v>

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and helping you again as an individual,

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achieving your goals.

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<v ->I remember when I was a freshman,</v>

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I definitely didn't have the confidence

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to really get into graduate school or do research,

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but it's definitely possible for anyone who wants to join.

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<v Student>The part that's most beneficial with working</v>

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with a faculty mentor is you have a real expert

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in your field and any question that you need answered

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is going to be answered with honesty

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and lots of experience behind it.

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You get to ask questions about what it is

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to live the life of an engineer or a professor.

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<v Student>McNair is one of, I would say probably</v>

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the most impactful part of my college experience

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because it aids specifically in my intellectual development

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with a bunch of other young scientific learners.

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I can look at McNair and say that this is the reason

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why I want to pursue what I wanna pursue

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and have the confidence to pursue it as well.

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