Getting into Grad School

Your Next Career Move: Is It Time to Go Back to School?

Published: 15 June 2011
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Categories: Getting into Grad School, Is Graduate School for Me?
Tags: graduate student life

You’ve graduated with your Bachelor’s degree and have taken a few steps up the corporate ladder. Despite your successes in the corporate world, you have lately been wondering whether going back to school for a master’s or PhD would be a better long-term decision. If this is what you are thinking, then you should ask yourself several questions before you even apply for graduate school. Why do you want to…

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Funded vs Nonfunded Graduate Programs

Published: 15 June 2011
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Categories: Finding the Right Graduate School, Getting into Grad School
Tags: graduate program funding

A major factor in selecting a potential graduate program is whether or not that program offers any graduate program funding, in other words, stipends to its students. For many students who are pursuing graduate study, selecting a graduate program based on funding seems like a no-brainer: find a graduate program that offers the most money to its students. On the surface, this seems like a sound decision, but you should…

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Your Grad School Application Timeline

Published: 15 June 2011
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Categories: Getting into Grad School, Graduate School Application Process
Tags: grad school application

The ability to plan efficiently is a skill that you’ll use throughout your entire graduate program, beginning with your grad school application. Starting your applications early not only provides you with more time to review and perfect your application but also can increase your odds of being admitted. Typically, applications for entry to most PhD programs during fall semester are due in December or January, and applications for entry…

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