Starting MNR at Auburn
I got into the Master’s of Natural Resources program at Auburn this spring and I’ll start the summer practicum next week. I have a BS in biology, and I taught high school science for a while, but teenagers weren’t for me.
The MNR is the professional forester track, but I’m also interested in research, possibly continuing in academia after the degree. I’m thinking research in longleaf forest conservation.
Two questions:
1- Has anyone navigated the jump from an MNR or similar professional master’s to a research PhD? Did the professional degree help or hurt your application, and is there anything you’d do differently?
2-If you were starting an MNR today with academic ambitions, what would you do differently in the first year to set yourself up?”
Thanks all. I’m excited to start on this new career path.