Graduate schools come to CSULB students

By Terran Odell
Daily Forty-Niner
Contributing Writer

Cal State Long Beach is hosting Graduate and Professional Schools Day today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Speakers Platform near the University Bookstore.

The event sponsored by the CSULB Educational Equity Services is designed to give all students the chance to learn more about graduate and professional school programs from all over the country. Representatives from the schools will be on hand to answer questions and provide valuable information.

Bobbie Rodgers, EOP counselor and program coordinator said, "The program is designed to give Cal State Long Beach students the opportunity to explore graduate programs outside the campus itself from some of the top schools in the country." Rodgers, who has been coordinating the program for the past six years, encourages all students to come to the event. She stated that although the program is designed for upper division students, all students should attend because "four years goes by fast."

Joelle Pretty, academic and career counselor and co-chair of the program, also reiterated the fact that all students should attend. "Come just to explore," Pretty said.

Rare, due to the fact that some of the biggest names from around the country are planning to partake in the event, including USC, UCLA, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Notre Dame, Stanford, UC Berkeley School of Law and many more.

Students will be able to get information regarding admission requirements, financial aid, what each school is looking for in students, and how the school ranks among others. Rodgers also said that the event, "Gives students the opportunity to fill out applications and send it to a person, which is beneficial in that it creates a valuable contact." Instead of filling out an application and sending it to an office, students will be able to send it to a specific member of the school thereby creating a more personal liaison.

Rodgers said that any undergraduate school one decides to attend will give them a good education, but "when choosing a graduate school you want a good ranking school.