Advising About Graduate School

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Advising About Graduate School

• Answering Student Questions about Deciding,
  Preparing, Selecting, Attending, Applying, and
  Financing Graduate Studies

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DECIDING

• Why go to graduate school?
• What do I want to do after graduate school?
• How is graduate school different from
  undergraduate studies?
• Do I go to graduate school somewhere else or
  where I was an undergrad?
• When should I go to graduate school?
• Other questions?

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PREPARING

• What can I do as an undergrad to get ready?
• Can my graduate program be different from my
  undergraduate major?
• Does it help to take graduate classes before
  going to graduate school?
• Should I work before graduate school?
• Other Questions?

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SELECTING

• What should I consider?
• Program considerations
• Geographic considerations
• Research considerations
• Faculty considerations
• Employment considerations

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ATTENDING

• Can I attend part-time? Full-time?
• How many credits is a full load in a semester?
• When are classes held---day, evening, weekends?
• How many students are in a typical class?
• How many credits does it take to get a graduate
  degree?
• Can I work while going to graduate school?
• Is there a time limit for completing a degree?
• Other questions?

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APPLYING

• How do I begin? When do I apply? To whom do I
  apply?
• What are the deadlines?
• Do I have to take an entrance/qualifying exam?
  Which one---GRE, GMAT, LSAT, others?
• What is essential to have in order to be
  accepted?
• What is the process?
• Is there a separate application to a
  college/program after getting accepted into the
  university?
• Other questions?

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FINANCING

• How much will a graduate degree cost?
• What financial aid can I expect for graduate
  school?
• What internships, assistantships, fellowships,
  other are available?
• Other questions?

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RESOURCES/INFORMATION

• General
• http//www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTabgr
• http//www.gradsource.com/
• http//www.graduateschools.com/
• http//www.gradschools.com/feedback/hbk.html
• http//uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/students/graduate.asp
• http//www.uwosh.edu/gradstudies/
• http//www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds1-2/advice1.html
  
• http//polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/grad-school.pd
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• http//www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.435c0b
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RESOURCES/INFORMATION

• Financial
• http//www.uwosh.edu//fin_aids/
• http//www.fafsa.ed.gov/
• http//www.petersons.com/resources/fin_aid_tips.ht
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• http//www.fastweb.com/
• http//www.scholarshiphelp.org/index.htm