2. Why go to grad school?
Why go to grad school?
• Continue education directly after receiving
Continue education directly after receiving
undergraduate degree
• Professionals return to further their education
Professionals return to further their education
and open new promotion/career opportunities
• S i li i
Specialize in a specific area
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• Strengthen job security
• Part of path to future career (professor, doctor,
lawyer)
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3. Education Differences
Education Differences
Graduate Education
Graduate Education Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Education
• Specialized Education • Broader Education
• Clear academic & career
Clear academic & career • First stepping stone to
First stepping stone to
goals career
• Fewer classes & shorter • Heavier class load per
Heavier class load per
overall time
commitment semester and longer
time commitment
• M
More intense, higher
i t hi h
level coursework & • Average outcomes are
expectations
p accepted easier
4. Benefits of Higher level Education
Benefits of Higher‐level Education
• More specialized education studies and
More specialized education studies and
research opportunities
• Allows more mastery of skills
Allows more mastery of skills
• Can expand career options
• Could create greater marketability
Could create greater marketability
• Entry‐level to teaching at a university level
• Hi h
Higher salary over career progression
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• Lower unemployment rates
6. Career Considerations
Career Considerations
Experience before graduate Flow‐through or no experience
school before graduate school
before graduate school
• Specialize in career area of • Not as clear of areas of
interest interest/specialization
• Education not as applicable
d l bl
• More mature perspective due to little, if any,
on graduate level studies professional experience
and application
and application • PPotentially lower income &
i ll l i &
• Typically more career fewer opportunities initially
options due to having
p g • Educationally qualified but
experientially not as qualified
i i ll lifi d
experience
• Extremely important to
• Command higher salaries participate in undergraduate
and/or graduate level
d/ d t l l
internships before graduating
7. Grad School Resources
Grad School Resources
• Peterson’s Guide
• Princeton Review
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• Faculty – ERAU and/or other universities of
interest
• ERAU Career Services website ‐
http://www.erau.edu/career/grad_school.html
9. Documents Needed
Documents Needed
o Application‐App fee
Application App. fee
o Statement of Objective/Intent
o Resume/CV/C
o Letters of Recommendation
o GRE or GMAT
o Official Transcripts
Official Transcripts
o Essay or interview if required
10. ERAU Requirements
ERAU Requirements
o Application‐App Fee waived if you come to
Application App. Fee waived if you come to
my office
o Statement of Objective
Statement of Objective
o Resume
o Transcripts (I get these, no charge)
o Three letters of recommendation
o GMAT or GRE‐depends on program
11. Questions to Ask
Questions to Ask
o Can you waive application fee?
Can you waive application fee?
o What exams are required?
o Assistantships or scholarships offered and how
i hi h l hi ff d d h
to apply?
o Prerequisites and how long will it take to
complete?
o When are the deadlines to apply?
