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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Message forwarded on behalf of Proton.Guru:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">I am a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Clemson University working on a personal effort to improve access to higher education.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Test preparation programs can cost thousands of dollars and provide a decided advantage to those who can afford them.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">The program I work with currently has over 200 full scholarships for high quality MCAT, PCAT and PA-CAT preparation programs prepared by myself and other faculty from around the country. A
<a href="https://www.proton.guru/scholars" target="_blank">list of last year's winners is found here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">We are especially trying to get scholarships to students from groups
<b>underrepresented in health professions</b> and to <b>first-generation college students</b> to give them an equal opportunity for improved entry to health professions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Current applications are due February 10. Program details and the scholarship application for students can be
<a href="https://www.proton.guru/scholarships" target="_blank">found at this link</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">The application is a simple form and should take <15 minutes to complete.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">You can evaluate my
<a href="https://pgsolutions.thinkific.com/courses/mcat-organic-chemistry" target="_blank">
MCAT Organic Chemistry course</a> to see whether you find it to be a quality program for your students. The other courses are designed similarly. Anyone can ’enroll’ for free to access all content in this course.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Rhett Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rhett C. Smith, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Academic Accessibility Advocate</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Member, NAAHP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Learn about my academic research work:</span><span style="color:black">
</span><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/science/departments/chemistry/people/faculty/rsmith.html" target="_blank">Clemson University Faculty Page</a><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal">For Clemson University business, please use <a href="mailto:rhett@clemson.edu" target="_blank">
rhett@clemson.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My OER site: <a href="http://ProtonGuru.com" target="_blank">
ProtonGuru.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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