What About Graduate School? Presentation for African American Business Student Association of ...

What About Graduate School?

Presentation for African American Business Student Association of Oklahoma State UniversityLynne Simpson, PhDAssociate ProfessorOklahoma State UniversityEdmon Low Library

Should I Go to Graduate School?

• Usually, YES!• When – Go when you’re sure of what you’d like to get

your degree in.• Why – a graduate degree reduces your rate of

unemployment.• And – a graduate degree increases your average salary.• Delay paying of student loans

How much does it increase your $alary?

The average person with a Master’s degree will earn more than $11,000 a year more than a person with merely a bachelor’s degree while the average person with a doctorate will earn more than $25,000 a year more than a person with just a bachelor’s degree. This could account for more than $1,000,000 in earnings over the course of a lifetime. This varies according to profession and location.

Show me, exactly…

Choosing a Graduate School

• Who has the degree you’re REALLY interested in?• Is there a researcher you’re already interested in? Who

are the faculty?• What are the admission requirements?• Who has the money (scholarships, assistantships)? What

can you afford?• Check out the “Attrition Rate”

Where to Apply for Scholarships

• Check with the school you’re interested in. There may be assistantships, tuition waivers, and subject scholarships available. (Millennium?)

• Check your organizations: fraternity, sorority, professional clubs, etc.

• Try a guide - The ultimate scholarship book 2013 billions of dollars in scholarships, grants and prizes

• Don’t GET HUSTLED!• Also, try the Academic Common Market

What is the Academic Common Market?

It is a program designed to allow students in the states listed (except NC) to attend out-of-state schools and pay in state tuition, IF the degree they’re interested in is not offered in their state. There are both Undergraduate and Graduate programs offered.

TYPES OF TESTS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL

GRE Revised General Test

• It has three sections:• Verbal Reasoning which measures your ability to analyze

discourse and draw conclusions from the information given.

• Quantitative Reasoning which measures your ability to solve problems and interpret quantitative data.

• Analytical Writing which measures your ability to articulate your ideas in written form.

Electronic Sources - GRE

• Barron's new GRE Graduate Record Examination (OSU electronic book)

• GRE for dummies (OSU electronic book)• Gruber's complete GRE guide

2013 – Electronic Resource (OSU electronic book)• GRE Test Takers Section

Print Sources - GRE

• Cracking the new GRELocation: Main LibraryCall Number: 378.1662 C883

• The official guide to the GRE revised general test : inside look at the test changes effective August 1, 2011

Location: Main LibraryCall Number: 378.1662 O32

What are the GRE Subject Tests?

•Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology•Biology•Chemistry•Literature in English•Mathematics•Physics•Psychology

GMAT

• The GMAT is THE test for admission into most MBA programs.

• Find out what the GMAT requirements are for your school (is it combined? Do they look at individual scores?)

• It has four sections:• Analytical Writing Assessment: Analysis of an argument• Integrated Reading: Graphics interpretation and multi-source

reasoning• Quantitative: Data analysis and problem solving• Verbal: Grammar and comprehension

GMAT Sources

Electronic• McGraw-Hill's GMAT Gr

aduate Management Admission Test : 2011 edition (OSU)

• GMAT review the only study guide by the creators of the test (OSU)

• Prepare for the GMAT

Print• GMAT : Graduate

Management Admission Test Location: Main LibraryCall Number: 650.076 J23g 2012• GMAT PremierLocation: Main LibraryCall Number: 650.076 G11048

LSAT

• The LSAT is THE test for admission into most law schools.• It has three sections:• Reading Comprehension Questions which test “reading and

reasoning abilities.”• Analytical Reasoning Questions which ask you to draw

conclusions about relationships among persons, things, or events.

• Logical Reasoning Questions which “assess the ability to analyze, critically evaluate, and complete arguments as they occur in ordinary language.”

LSAT Sources

Electronic• McGraw-Hill's LSAT• McGraw-Hill's conquerin

g LSAT logic games

• Master the LSAT

Print• 15 real, recent LSATs : LSAT

practice book II.Location: Main LibraryCall Number: 340.076 F469 2013

Questions??

• Email me – lynne.simpson@okstate.edu

• Call me – 405-744-2135