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4 Tips for Getting More Graduate School Financial Aid
Tweet Share on Facebook March 22, 2013 CommentAs I discussed last week, one of the major decisions you will encounter as you prepare for graduate school is how to finance your education. Information on financial aid will be provided to you very early on — it may even be included with your notification of acceptance.
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Explore Graduate School Funding Options Early
Tweet Share on Facebook March 15, 2013 CommentAs you prepare for graduate school, one of the major questions you will encounter is how you will finance your education.
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Ask 11 Questions as an Admitted Graduate Student
Tweet Share on Facebook March 8, 2013 CommentAs a prospective graduate school student, you were in the driver's seat when deciding where you would apply. Once you submitted your applications, you turned the wheel over to the institutions and admissions committees.
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Take 7 Steps After Being Admitted to Graduate School
Tweet Share on Facebook March 1, 2013 CommentCongratulations—you did it! Your hard work has paid off. Once you have taken some time to celebrate being admitted to graduate school, consider taking the following next steps.
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How to Handle Being Wait-Listed for Graduate School
Tweet Share on Facebook February 22, 2013 CommentOf all of the notifications you could receive from the admissions committee regarding your graduate school application, hearing that you've been placed on the wait list is probably the most difficult to handle. You still do not know anything one way or the other.
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How to Handle Graduate School Denials
Tweet Share on Facebook February 15, 2013 CommentBeing denied is never easy. It can feel like a real slap in the face after all the time and work you have put into your graduate school applications. If you are extremely upset, do not react by phone or in writing right away; give it a few days. As you reflect, consider the following advice.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 1 Month Out
Tweet Share on Facebook February 8, 2013 CommentThis is the 12th and final installment of our series on what you should do in advance of submitting your graduate school applications. One month out, fine-tune your applications and start thinking about what happens after they are submitted.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 2 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook February 1, 2013 CommentThis is the 11th installment of our series on what you should be doing in advance of submitting your graduate school applications. Two months out, it's time to start completing them.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 3 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook January 25, 2013 CommentThis is the 10th installment of our series on what you should be doing in advance of submitting your graduate school applications. For the past several months, you have been gathering information on options for your graduate education, gradually narrowing down that list to the final number of programs you will actively pursue.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 4 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook January 18, 2013 CommentThis is the ninth installment of our series on what you should be doing in advance of submitting your graduate school applications. Four months before applying, it's finally time to decide where you are going to apply.













