Re: advice...

["Allan Edels" <edels@email.msn.com>]

Kelly:

    Just some quick advice from a non-professional:  Since I live in
Philadelphia, I have access to several people who's opinions are valuable.
The University of Pennsylvania has graduate courses that should serve you
well.  (I don't think that they have a specific paleontology degree - you
sort of have to take geology with specializations in biology (or vice
versa).

    Someone to contact is Dr. Peter Dodson, at the School of Veterinary
Medicine (a part of the U of P).  Peter is approachable, friendly,
informative, and, of special interest to you, the discoverer (namer) of
_Avaceratops_ and an expert on ceratopsians.

    Also, someone who is (usually) on the list, and is at Penn working on
his graduate degree is Joshua Smith (forgive me if I've stated your
position/level incorrectly, Josh).  Josh is in the Department of Geology.

    Other advantages: Philadelphia has the Academy of Natural Sciences
(ANSP) with mounts of _T. rex_, _Giganotosaurus_, and several others.  We
also have the Wagner Free Institute (which has some dinosaur [sauropod]
bones - as mounted by E. D. Cope) - which is a museum of a museum - it
hasn't changed much since it was built in 1865 (except for electricity and
running water)  and most of the displays haven't changed since 1880-1890.
There's lots of other good reasons, but check it for yourself.

        Allan Edels

-----Original Message-----
From: PALEO MONT <paleo_mont@mailexcite.com>
To: Dino Mail <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Date: Monday, September 07, 1998 4:04 AM
Subject: advice...


>Hello to all.
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>This past several weeks I have been writing and contacting several
different colleges about their paleontology programs.  I have also contacted
other paleontologist through out the year.  I know that a large percentage
of you do work for museums and or university's.  So I am hoping that someone
will be able to help me out.  I am almost done with with undergraduate
studies in biology, and looking for graduate schools. And I am not sure
which would be the best for me.  I like the biological side, field work, and
cretaceous dinosaurs (ceratopsia in particular).  I am hoping that someone
will be able to give me some advice or some information to help me out, on
programs, studies, and good places to go.  You can either contact me at this
address...(paleo_mont) or at k.wicks@mailexcite.com
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>Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from someone soon.
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>Sincerely,
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>Mr.Kelly Wicks
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