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Pros and Cons of Getting a Master’s Before a DoctoratePart 1: What’s the Difference?

Published: 22 September 2017
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: grad school, grad school advice, grad school help, masters degree, phd, Rene Paulson

Are you ready for graduate school? As a potential applicant to graduate school, you have quite a few decisions ahead of you. If you are considering a graduate degree, you might wonder what the differences are between the Master’s and Doctorate, or which one is right for you. When you enroll in a graduate degree program, be prepared for a different experience from undergrad. Eddie Machek describes the three…

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What No One Told Me about Graduate School

Published: 8 June 2017
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: grad school, grad school advice, grad school help, graduate school, Rene Paulson, what to expect

What I wish I knew There are things no one will tell you about your first year of graduate school, and the Internet is full of postgraduate “advice” from former and current grad students warning people to stay out of graduate school. Some advice: If someone tells you what they wish they would have done or known before entering…

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What is an Academic Coach? Do you need one?

Published: 8 March 2017
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: academic coach, adjusting to grad school, first-year grad student, grad school, grad school help, Rene Paulson

  “Academic coaching is an interactive process that focuses on the personal relationship created between the student and the coach. The coach challenges the student to think about his or her personal and/or professional goals in order to relate them to his or her academic/educational goals.

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