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Preparing for Graduate School

Preparing for Graduate School. Ball State University Career Center Lucina Hall 220 Dr. Joe Goodwin , Assistant Director. Graduate School: Now or Later?. Are you sure of your goals? Would adjusting to student life be difficult when you’ve been out of school?

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Preparing for Graduate School

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  1. Preparing for Graduate School Ball State University Career Center LucinaHall 220Dr. Joe Goodwin, Assistant Director

  2. Graduate School: Now or Later? • Are you sure of your goals? • Would adjusting to student life be difficult when you’ve been out of school? • Will a graduate degree improve your job and salary prospects? • Will work experience help you in graduate school?

  3. Graduate School: Now or Later? • How much will it cost? • What are the indirect costs? • Do you want to attend full time or part time? • Will your employer pay for your graduate degree?

  4. For more information . . . • The Complete Guide to Graduate School Admission • Making It into a Top Graduate School • The Women’s Guide to Surviving Graduate School • Career Center website

  5. Choosing a Graduate School • Peterson’s Guide to Graduate and Professional Programs: An Overview • Academic Departments

  6. Choosing a Graduate School • Bracken Library • Graduate School • Departmental Bulletin Boards • World Wide Web

  7. Applying for Admission • Gather Information • Choose Programs • Apply • Take Qualifying Exams

  8. Applying for Admission • Submit Transcripts • Arrange for Letters of Recommendation • Write Personal Statement • Prepare Portfolio • Interview or Audition

  9. For more information . . . • Graduate Admissions Essays • Qualifying Exams • Calendar for Applying • Counseling Center

  10. Sources of Financial Aid • Grants and Fellowships • Work • Loans

  11. Grants and Fellowships • Institutional Aid • Federal Aid • Awards from Professional Organizations • Assistance from Employers

  12. Work • Assistantships (Teaching, Administrative, Research) • Campus Employment • Community Employment

  13. Loans • Federal Loans (Stafford Loan) • State Loans • Institutional Loans • Personal Loans

  14. For more information . . . • Getting Money for Graduate School • Paying for Graduate School without Going Broke • Graduate School • Academic Department • Financial Aid Office

  15. Campus Resources • Career Center, Lucina 235 • Bracken Library • Graduate School • Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid • Counseling Center • Academic Departments

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