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Considering Graduate School?
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What is Graduate School?
- An institution of higher learning, usually a
division of a college or university, that grants
advanced degrees such as - MA MBA MD
- MEd MPA MS
- LPN PhD JD
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Graduate School vs. Undergraduate School
- Graduate school differs from work on a bachelor's
degree. In graduate school, one will study in a
single field, often working closely with
professors in your area.
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Why Graduate School???
- Monetary benefit
- According to the US Census Bureau, Americans with
graduate degrees can earn an average of 10,000
more than those with a bachelors degree - Allows for specialization in a particular field
- Preparation for leadership positions
- Upper-level positions may require a graduate
degree - Widens employment opportunities
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Getting Started
- Narrow down your interest areas
- Ask professors and professionals
- Start looking early
- Most universities and departments have websites
with useful information - For example, The University of Akrons graduate
school homepage is found at http//www.uakron.edu/
gradsch/ - Visit schools
- Use available resources
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Choosing a Graduate SchoolThings to Consider
- Benefits
- Location
- Cost
- Quality and Size of Program
- Faculty Alumni
- Work experience required?
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Financing Graduate School
- There are numerous ways to finance graduate
school - Fellowships
- Graduate, Teaching Research Assistantships
- Loans
- Scholarships
- Military Assistance
- Employers
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Assistantships and Fellowships
- A fellowship pays for the students cost of
tuition, similar to a scholarship, and is usually
awarded to outstanding students by their
department - An assistantship requires a student to work as a
research or teaching assistant for their
department approximately 20 hours a week but is
paid hourly and receives free or discounted
tuition - Assistantships are not always limited to ones
department, students should check with other
offices and departments on campus for
assistantships
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The Admission Process
- Take the required entrance exams
- Fill out the application entirely
- Request your official transcripts
- Obtain three letters of recommendation
- Formal interview process (Optional)
- Wait for the final decision
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What do Graduate Schools Look At
- Undergraduate GPA
- Standardized Test Score
- Recommendation Letters
- Personal Statement
- For guidance, please see our webpage at
http//www.uakron.edu/gradsch/ - Interview (Optional)
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Entrance Exams
- LSAT(Law School Aptitude Test)
- GRE(Graduate Record Exam)
- GMAT(Graduate Management Admission Test)
- MCAT(Medical College Admission Test)
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Timeline Completion Chart
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What to Expect in the Interview
- Be prepared to meet with professors,
administrators and graduate students - Be prepared to answer problem-solving,
hypothetical, situational or research related
questions such as "What if.." or "Tell me about
a time when"
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Available References
- Internet is a great tool for researching graduate
schools - Most university departments have their own
websites - www.collegedegreeguide.com
- www.princetonreview.com
- http//gradschool.about.com
- http//www.usnews.com
- http//www.ets.org (testing information)
- http//www.gmat.com
- http//www.uakron.edu/gradsch/
- Click on Apply Online
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Apply Online
- Many schools like The University of Akron allow
you to apply online - Allows student to save and go back to application
- Student may submit or receive
- Fee
- Recommendation form
- Assistantship application
- Personal statement
- Allows student to check status online
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The University of Akron
- At the Graduate School, we believe you will find
your experience at The University of Akron to be
professionally rewarding, intellectually
stimulating, practical and challenging - The University of Akron offers over 100 advanced
degrees to over 4,000 current graduate students - A complete listing of our programs can be found
at http//www.uakron.edu/gradsch/degreeprograms.p
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Nationally Ranked Programs
- Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering program
is ranked second in the United States according
to the U.S. News World Report - Akron's program in Industrial/Organizational
Psychology is ranked 6th nationally - College of Business Administration offers
students one of the top five graduate sales
programs in the United States, according to Sales
Marketing Management magazine
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College of Engineering
- Masters Degrees
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Mechanical Engineering
- Doctoral Degrees
- PhD Engineering (Interdisciplinary with
Departmental Emphasis) - PhD Engineering Applied Mathematics
- MD/PhD degree in conjunction with NEOUCOM
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College of Engineering
- Outreach to Industry/Government include
- General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE)
- Lockheed-Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors
- NASA Headquarters and NASA-Glenn Research Center
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Akrons Engineering team, one of only 17 schools
in North America chosen by General Motors, placed
second overall in in the first Challenge X
competition to build a better SUV
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College of BusinessAdministration
- The College of Business Administration is among
the 10.5 percent of business schools in North
America that have earned all four levels of
accreditation offered by AACSB in graduate
business and graduate accounting. - Rated one of Princetons Reviews Best 143
Business Schools in the world for 2005 - The entrepreneurship program is listed as one of
10 "first tier" programs at regional universities
for entrepreneurship education in Entrepreneur
magazine, 2005.
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The University of Akron School of Law
- Two national publications have rated our School
of Law as a best value in their latest rankings.
In 2004, both the National Jurist and the Pre-Law
Insider magazine ranked U of As School of Law 2
on their lists of Best Value Public Law Schools
in America. - The School of Law has partnerships with the
Masters of Taxation program and the Ray C. Bliss
Institute of Applied Politics.
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The University of AkronSchool of Law
- The National Institute for Trial Advocacy ranked
University of Akron trial teams fifth in the
nation in the ranking for 1999-2000 and
categorized them among the "best of the best"
champions. In 2000, for the 11th year in a row,
Akron's trial program was named as one of the top
16 programs in the nation by the institute.
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Buchtel College of Artsand Science
- The Ray C. Bliss Institute Applied Politics is
one of the nation's premier centers of research
and instruction on the "nuts and bolts" of
applied politics. The University of Akron is one
of only five institutions in the United States
that offers such a program. - The Department of Sociologys research program in
the past five years have brought the state more
than 13.5 million dollars in funded research.
This places us first in Ohio in funded sociology
department research and in the upper percentile
of sociology programs in funding nationally.
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College of Education
- Only university in Ohio that is accredited at the
master's and doctoral level by the American
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. - Offers a masters or doctoral program in a wide
variety of areas such as curricular and
instructional studies, counseling, educational
foundations and leadership, and sport science and
wellness education.
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College of Fine and Applied Arts
- In partnership with Kent State University and the
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Speech-Language
Pathology program offers the Doctor of Audiology
degree. - The graduate program in Arts Administration is
one of approximately twenty-five programs across
the country with a curriculum designed to prepare
students for successful careers in the business
of not-for-profit arts.
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College of Nursing
- The College of Nursing has a nationally
recognized Center for Nursing that enables
multidisciplinary academic learning and the
provision of quality and specialized services to
underserved and underinsured members of the
community. - Accreditation includes
- National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission - The Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthesia
Educational Programs for the Graduate Anesthesia
Program - Approval from the Commission on Collegiate
Nursing Education for the Bachelor's and Master's
Programs
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Have Questions?
- Contact the Graduate School at
- Phone (330)972-7663
- E-mail gradschool_at_uakron.edu
- Mail The Polsky Building, Room 469
- Akron, OH 44325
- Fax (330)972-6475
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