So you’ve decided that you’re ready to make your next move and start a graduate degree program—but your days are already packed with work commitments. You may be wondering, “Can I really manage grad school and continue to work with …
Are you thinking about attending grad school?
Maybe you’ve narrowed down which degree programs you’d like to pursue, or perhaps you’ve only recently started to consider if grad school is right for you—either way, we applaud you. Grad school is …
“Should I go to grad school?”
Longtime professional, current undergraduate student, or sector switcher—no matter where you are in your social-impact journey, you may have wondered whether grad school is right for you. From satisfying a degree requirement to …
Attending graduate school is always a valuable option for your future. Graduating into a difficult economy can make attending graduate school an essential strategy for building a bright future. Rather than being underemployed while waiting for the job market to …
If your career plans include graduate school or research, there’s a good chance you’ll need a few recommendation letters from your professors. While you probably asked high school teachers to write letters for you, asking a professor to write one …
Experiential learning opportunities like internships, assisting with faculty research, and other examples of hands-on education help students build professional skills and apply what they are learning in the college classroom to real-world situations.
What is experiential learning?
You can think of experiential …
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When you are in college, it can be hard to figure out the best path to your career. Of course, there are resources that will help you along the way. An …
Whether or not to pursue an MBA is one of the most fraught cost/benefit analyses that many of us can make, especially in our twenties. On the one hand, there’s the expense and the fact that results are not guaranteed: …
Ryan Hickey, Managing Editor of Peterson’s & EssayEdge
There’s good news and bad news for those who had a rough time in undergrad and are now thinking about graduate studies. The good news is, you are now older and have …