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DSPT PhD Programs and Portfolio Workshop

DSPT PhD Programs and Portfolio Workshop. Considering going on to a PhD? The following tips and suggestions will help you navigate the process and prepare yourself to put together a successful application. Where is this information from?. The experience of DSPT alumni

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DSPT PhD Programs and Portfolio Workshop

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  1. DSPT PhD Programs and Portfolio Workshop Considering going on to a PhD? The following tips and suggestions will help you navigate the process and prepare yourself to put together a successful application.

  2. Where is this information from? • The experience of DSPT alumni • Robert Peters, Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student’s Guide to Earning a M.A. or a Ph.D. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997)

  3. Part I: Choosing a School START EARLY!

  4. Part I: Choosing a School • Potential Advisors • You should look primarily for a scholar, only secondarily at an institution • How do you find an advisor? • Use the library • Read, read, read! • Ask your professors • Look online

  5. Part I: Choosing a School • Potential Advisors • Things to look for • Career maturity/tenure • Reputation • Personality • Contact potential advisors • Proofread your letter! • Plan to visit the school

  6. Part I: Choosing a School • Department Prestige • Connections in the field • Future job prospects • Check reputation of department within your area of interest

  7. Part I: Choosing a School • Other Considerations • Attrition • Time to completion • Job placement success • Teaching requirements • Financial support

  8. Part II: Preparing to Apply Plan to apply to at least programs! 10

  9. Part II: Preparing to Apply • Grades and GRE scores • Letters of Recommendation Give your recommender: • A postage-paid envelope addressed to the school • An unofficial transcript • A copy of your CV • A memo from you to your recommender reminding him or her about important things to put in the letter • Statement of Purpose The GTU offers a “Writing the Academic Statement of Purpose” workshop! This year: Wednesday, October 10, 12:30-2pm; Dinner Board Room, GTU Library Contact Kathleen Kook (kkook@gtu.edu) or GTU admissions (gtuadm@gtu.edu) to reserve a place.

  10. Part III: So What Can You Do Now? • Languages • Conferences • Publications • M.A. Program/Portfolio Above all: Don’t stress too much over getting into PhD programs!

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