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So You Want To Go To Grad School?
Workshop to Answer Questions About Applying to Grad School
Phallen Gaskin
Issue date: 10/12/07 Section: Campus News
At some point during your undergraduate years you stop and ask yourself: What is next? What will I do when I graduate? For some, graduate school seems like the next logical step while for others it is straight into the workforce or some much needed time off.
The graduate workshop, "So You Want To Go To Grad School?," offered on Wednesday, Sept. 19 was a good place to get information on graduate school.
A diverse crowd of about 30 people attended a lunchtime workshop hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Iota Beta chapter along with the Office for College Advising. The focal points were how to finance graduate school as well as how to decide if graduate school is for you.
There were three guest speakers Liam Gillen, the assistant director of financial aid and student affairs at the Gould School of Law, Shayna Kessel, the pre-graduate advisor from the Office of College Advising, and Jameil Johnson, a first-year law student in the Gould School of Law.
Kessel gave some great tips about how to determine if you should pursue graduate school. She explained that a student should not go if they are only motivated to go because there is nothing else to do, they want to stay in school to avoid finding a job, or because of pressure from family.
So when is it a good idea to go to graduate school? When you are confident about the career you want to pursue, if a degree is the best way to get into the field that you want to enter, and if you are ready to handle the cost of graduate school.
Graduate school costs are a lot steeper compared to undergraduate costs and there is not as much financial aid offered, Gillian explained during his presentation.
For graduate education, financial aid can come in the form of a grant, research, teaching assistantships, or a fellowship. Doctorate programs tend to offer more expansive financial assistance compared to master's and professional programs. However, there are a lot of outside sources for funding; the key is to start early, as most deadlines are in the fall prior to the year a student plans to enroll.
The graduate workshop, "So You Want To Go To Grad School?," offered on Wednesday, Sept. 19 was a good place to get information on graduate school.
A diverse crowd of about 30 people attended a lunchtime workshop hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Iota Beta chapter along with the Office for College Advising. The focal points were how to finance graduate school as well as how to decide if graduate school is for you.
There were three guest speakers Liam Gillen, the assistant director of financial aid and student affairs at the Gould School of Law, Shayna Kessel, the pre-graduate advisor from the Office of College Advising, and Jameil Johnson, a first-year law student in the Gould School of Law.
Kessel gave some great tips about how to determine if you should pursue graduate school. She explained that a student should not go if they are only motivated to go because there is nothing else to do, they want to stay in school to avoid finding a job, or because of pressure from family.
So when is it a good idea to go to graduate school? When you are confident about the career you want to pursue, if a degree is the best way to get into the field that you want to enter, and if you are ready to handle the cost of graduate school.
Graduate school costs are a lot steeper compared to undergraduate costs and there is not as much financial aid offered, Gillian explained during his presentation.
For graduate education, financial aid can come in the form of a grant, research, teaching assistantships, or a fellowship. Doctorate programs tend to offer more expansive financial assistance compared to master's and professional programs. However, there are a lot of outside sources for funding; the key is to start early, as most deadlines are in the fall prior to the year a student plans to enroll.
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