Pursuing a Graduate Degree

TRiO Student Support Services Program (SSSP)

Why go to grad school? Look here for a few good reasons:
http://www.postsecondary.org/archives/Posters/EducTrain04.pdf

Attend the EES Graduate and Professional Schools Day

Watch for dates early fall semester.

CSULB’s TRiO McNair Scholars Program provides graduate school preparation.

Pursuing a Graduate Degree

The first step begins with you making the decision to continue your education. Do your homework and research various schools and programs that are right for you. You can start right here on campus with our Career Development Center and the variety of Graduate Programs here on campus.

There are various resources available to you, in order to help guide you in applying for graduate school. We have listed links to just a few:

• "Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School" by Phil Agre
  http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/grad-school.html
  PDF version: http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/grad-school.pdf
• Applying for grad school by PACE
  http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/career/students/pdfs/grad_school.pdf
• Council of Graduate Schools. The Council of Graduate Schools is dedicated to the improvement and advancement of graduate education. http://www.cgsnet.org/
Resources for Students: http://www.cgsnet.org/ResourcesForStudents/
• Graduate Guide
Your Graduate Destination Portal: http://www.graduateguide.com/
• The Most Comprehensive Online Source of Graduate School Information by Educational Directories Unlimited
http://www.gradschools.com/

Graduate School Programs

Search by Subject or School
http://www.gradschools.com/search.html

• Graduate School by Tara Kuther, Ph.D.
  http://gradschool.about.com/
  "Guide to Graduate School Admissions: http://gradschool.about.com/cs/generaladvice/a/guide.htm
  Preparing for Grad School Admissions: What to Do During Your Junior Year
  http://gradschool.about.com/bljunior.htm
  Timetable: http://gradschool.about.com/cs/overviewtimetable/a/timetable.htm
• Graduate School Information
  http://www.psu.edu/dus/ncta/linkgrad.htm
• Help with applying to Graduate School by UC Berkeley: Graduate Academic Diversity Program
  http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/diversity/applying.shtml
• How to Apply to Graduate School by Linda J. Hayes and Steve C. Hayes
  http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/applic2.html
• Peterson’s by Thomson: The leader in education search and selection, test prep, and financial aid
  http://www.petersons.com/
• Pre-Graduate School Advising by UC, Davis
  http://advisingservices.ucdavis.edu/pregrad/pregrad.html
• Preparing for Graduate School by Kim Dielmann
  http://faculty.uca.edu/~kimd/preparing.htm#Applying_for_Graduate
• U.S. News
  
  Education: Graduate Schools
  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/grhome.htm
  Best Graduate Schools
  http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Graduate School Examinations and Preparation Courses

• GRE (Graduate Record Exam)
  http://gradschool.about.com/cs/gre/index.htm
• What is the GRE?
  http://www.psywww.com/careers/gre.htm
• Kaplan
  http://www.kaptest.com/index.jhtml
GRE
http://www.kaptest.com/
• Educational Testing Service-GRE
  http://www.gre.org/splash.html
• GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test)
  http://gradschool.about.com/cs/gmat/index.htm
• LSAT ( Law School Admissions Test)
  http://gradschool.about.com/cs/lsat/index.htm
• MCAT ( Medical College Admissions Test)
  http://gradschool.about.com/cs/mcat/index.htm
• DAT (Dental Admissions Test)
  http://gradschool.about.com/cs/dat/index.htm

See your TRiO SSSP Counselor for more Information.