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What About Graduate School?
Presentation for African American Business Student Association of Oklahoma State UniversityLynne Simpson, PhDAssociate ProfessorOklahoma State UniversityEdmon Low Library
Should I Go to Graduate School?
• Usually, YES!• When – Go when you’re sure of what you’d like to get
your degree in.• Why – a graduate degree reduces your rate of
unemployment.• And – a graduate degree increases your average salary.• Delay paying of student loans
How much does it increase your $alary?
The average person with a Master’s degree will earn more than $11,000 a year more than a person with merely a bachelor’s degree while the average person with a doctorate will earn more than $25,000 a year more than a person with just a bachelor’s degree. This could account for more than $1,000,000 in earnings over the course of a lifetime. This varies according to profession and location.
Show me, exactly…
Choosing a Graduate School
• Who has the degree you’re REALLY interested in?• Is there a researcher you’re already interested in? Who
are the faculty?• What are the admission requirements?• Who has the money (scholarships, assistantships)? What
can you afford?• Check out the “Attrition Rate”
Where to Apply for Scholarships
• Check with the school you’re interested in. There may be assistantships, tuition waivers, and subject scholarships available. (Millennium?)
• Check your organizations: fraternity, sorority, professional clubs, etc.
• Try a guide - The ultimate scholarship book 2013 billions of dollars in scholarships, grants and prizes
• Don’t GET HUSTLED!• Also, try the Academic Common Market
What is the Academic Common Market?
It is a program designed to allow students in the states listed (except NC) to attend out-of-state schools and pay in state tuition, IF the degree they’re interested in is not offered in their state. There are both Undergraduate and Graduate programs offered.
TYPES OF TESTS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL
GRE Revised General Test
• It has three sections:• Verbal Reasoning which measures your ability to analyze
discourse and draw conclusions from the information given.
• Quantitative Reasoning which measures your ability to solve problems and interpret quantitative data.
• Analytical Writing which measures your ability to articulate your ideas in written form.
Electronic Sources - GRE
• Barron's new GRE Graduate Record Examination (OSU electronic book)
• GRE for dummies (OSU electronic book)• Gruber's complete GRE guide
2013 – Electronic Resource (OSU electronic book)• GRE Test Takers Section
Print Sources - GRE
• Cracking the new GRELocation: Main LibraryCall Number: 378.1662 C883
• The official guide to the GRE revised general test : inside look at the test changes effective August 1, 2011
Location: Main LibraryCall Number: 378.1662 O32
What are the GRE Subject Tests?
•Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology•Biology•Chemistry•Literature in English•Mathematics•Physics•Psychology
GMAT
• The GMAT is THE test for admission into most MBA programs.
• Find out what the GMAT requirements are for your school (is it combined? Do they look at individual scores?)
• It has four sections:• Analytical Writing Assessment: Analysis of an argument• Integrated Reading: Graphics interpretation and multi-source
reasoning• Quantitative: Data analysis and problem solving• Verbal: Grammar and comprehension
GMAT Sources
Electronic• McGraw-Hill's GMAT Gr
aduate Management Admission Test : 2011 edition (OSU)
• GMAT review the only study guide by the creators of the test (OSU)
• Prepare for the GMAT
Print• GMAT : Graduate
Management Admission Test Location: Main LibraryCall Number: 650.076 J23g 2012• GMAT PremierLocation: Main LibraryCall Number: 650.076 G11048
LSAT
• The LSAT is THE test for admission into most law schools.• It has three sections:• Reading Comprehension Questions which test “reading and
reasoning abilities.”• Analytical Reasoning Questions which ask you to draw
conclusions about relationships among persons, things, or events.
• Logical Reasoning Questions which “assess the ability to analyze, critically evaluate, and complete arguments as they occur in ordinary language.”
LSAT Sources
Electronic• McGraw-Hill's LSAT• McGraw-Hill's conquerin
g LSAT logic games
• Master the LSAT
Print• 15 real, recent LSATs : LSAT
practice book II.Location: Main LibraryCall Number: 340.076 F469 2013
