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Good Reasons for Getting a PhD
When you say PhD, what come to your mind are tons of paperwork, endless research hours, and rigorous work schedules. While these are true, the rewards you’ll get from having a PhD may outweigh years of graduate studies. Getting a PhD is perhaps one of the most rewarding for a true-blue academic professional. But aside [...]
Paying Off your Grad School Loans
Pursuing higher learning can be taxing on your finances. Fortunately, there are institutions offering student loans to individuals who are strapped for cash. While this may seem like the answer to many a student’s prayers, it’s the payback that have graduating and new graduates struggling in debt. Different ways to pay back loans however, are [...]
Managing Your Time for Grad School
You’ve learned the value of time in college. And just like any commodity, you’ve wished you had more of it. Now that you’re in grad school, with all its harder subjects and taxing requirements, you wish you knew where and how to pull more time for your own. Just like how one learns how to [...]
Avoiding Sexual Harassment as a Teaching or Research Assistant
Regardless of the reputation of the institution you work for, being a research or teaching assistant still poses dangers of being sexually harassed. This is because of the power relations involved in holding a job as a subordinate of a professor or lecturer. There are lots of gray areas on the topic of sexual harassment [...]
Factors to Consider when Looking for a Graduate School
When choosing a graduate school, you should keep in mind that this is just like choosing a college or university. It’s important that you consider various factors before you make your choice. Below are some things you need to consider when choosing from different graduate schools. * Name recognition and school reputation Getting a graduate [...]
Balancing Your Time between Graduate Studies and Part-time Jobs
Wondering how you’re going to do well in graduate school when you have a part-time job to attend to on top of that? Well, all it takes is for you to learn how to manage your time wisely. Below are some tips that will help you balance your time so that your studies or job [...]
Tips on Paying for Graduate Studies
Taking up graduate school can be quite rough on the wallet. Whether your parents pay for it or you find ways to pay for it yourself, graduate school can cost quite a bundle. Here are some tips on the different ways you can pay for your graduate studies: Taking the bill by the horns One [...]
How Different Academic Writing Citations Are Used
To make the paper formal while decreasing the opportunity for plagiarism, citation is important in academic writing. The way citation is inserted into the essay and used to provide the sources also show the degree of responsibility a student has. A responsible graduate student will display neatness and accuracy in his or her citations, not [...]
How Do Foreign Students Apply to a US Graduate School and Get A Green Card?
Gone are the days when slots in US graduate schools are are only limited to American students. Nowadays, foreign students can have a shot at any US graduate school. However, this does not mean that you will be automatically admitted to a graduate school. Like all other applicants, you also need to comply with different [...]
Where Can You Get Financial Aid for Graduate Studies?
If you want quality graduate school education, then you would really need money. This is because dealing with graduate school expenses can be challenging for students, especially for those whose families aren’t earning much. But does this mean that quality graduate school education cannot be accessible to the financially underprivileged? The answer is NO. With [...]