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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
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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
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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.
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Show me, exactly…
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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”
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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
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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.
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TYPES OF TESTS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL
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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.
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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
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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
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What are the GRE Subject Tests?
•Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology•Biology•Chemistry•Literature in English•Mathematics•Physics•Psychology
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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
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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
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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.”
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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