health careers discovery night

Ideas - Questions for Panelists

Whatever you are thinking, don’t be shy to ask!

But if you aren’t sure what to ask, here are some questions you might consider for our panelists:

• What colleges and universities did you attend? Why? Would you attend the same schools over again?

• Was the journey to your graduate degree worth it?

• If you ever switched major or career directions - why did you?

• What was one of your best undergraduate experiences?

• Did you have any detours or setbacks as a student?

• Did you ever feel like quitting?

• Who encouraged or mentored you? What did they do?

• Who did you ask for help?

• What experiences (life, volunteer, work, other) helped prepare you for your job today?

• Who else do you interact with at work? How are your roles similar or different from each other?

• What did your family think of your choice of attending graduate school? What do they think now?

• What is your work/life balance like - both now and as a student?

• What do you do to take care of yourself - both now and as a student?

• If you told us - “Don’t do ____!” - what would it be?