Preparing for Graduate Work
Graduate school or work experience first?
At the end of your undergraduate years, it’s time
to decide whether to go on to graduate school.
Benefits of a graduate degree
What can you do with a graduate degree that you can't with only a
Bachelors?
Graduate/professional
school: What should I expect?
What's involved in graduate or professional school in terms of time and
effort?
How to chose an
institution/department/program
Once the decision is made to continue your
education, how do you know which university/department is best suited for
you?
How to apply to graduate school
(includes
tests, recommendation ltrs, etc.)
To ensure you get selected by your first choice of
graduate school, you need to make sure your application is the best it can
be
How to finance graduate school
The little matter of money
How to select an advisor
Choosing with whom to work is a very important
decision with long-lasting ramifications
PhD or joint degree?
Should you consider studying toward a second degree
in conjunction with a Ph.D., like an M.D., D.V.M., etc.?
Research or teaching
or both?
As you are applying to graduate school, you need to
be thinking about whether you’d rather concentrate on a primarily
research career or a primarily teaching career. It could make a difference
as to the type of school you to which you’ll be applying.
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