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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? What if I have a disability?

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 to which you’ll be applying.