Graduate School

Are you Ready for Graduate School?

• You wish to study a particular field in depth and you have accurate information about your intended field and know you need a graduate degree.
• You can balance the demands of graduate school with the rest of your life plans.
• You have talked to people in the field, and they reconfirmed your desire to attend graduate school.
• You can talk your how you plan to use your graduate degree in applicable career fields

• You are feeling burned out academically.
• You view applying to graduate school as an alternative to the job search.
• You are considering widely different fields of study.
• You have no idea what types of jobs you could acquire with the degree you plan to obtain.

Starting the Graduate School Search

1. Make an appointment with a career counselor to discuss your options.
2. Talk to faculty and graduate students in the specific discipline you are considering.
3. If you are applying to professional school (law, medicine, dental, veterinary, business, etc.) seek guidance and counsel from an advisor in Pre-Professional Advising