Archive for September, 2008
Avoiding the Habits of Unsuccessful Students
Many self-help articles discuss tips on how students can survive and excel at school. To give you something new, here’s a list of habits that are common among highly unsuccessful students and what you can do to avoid such tempting habits. Not looking at the bigger picture Highly unsuccessful students do not look at the [...]
Where to find graduate school scholarship grants
Quality graduate school education doesn’t come cheap. Especially for students whose families earn a meager income, applying for graduate school can take extensive financial planning just to accommodate the anticipated expenses. The good news is, there are financial aid institutions and organizations that grant loans and scholarships to get you through graduate school. FAFSA An [...]
What Are the Top Five Most Prestigious Graduate School Programs in the Country?
Rankings of business schools and graduate school programs can be quite controversial and trifling. To date, there is no single authoritative body that ranks graduate school programs in the US. Different organizations and institutions employ different methodologies in gathering and analyzing their data, which consequently yield varying results. The methodologies used are often based on [...]
Things to Keep in Mind When You Write Your Graduate School Admission Essay
As an essential requirement to get into graduate school, it’s expected that you devote ample time in writing your graduate admission essay. As compared to the other documents required in graduate school applications such as transcripts and test scores, your graduate admission essay can be interpreted subjectively. Awkward phrases, ambiguous statements, and misspelled words can [...]
Why You Should Get an Advanced Degree Even if You’re Not in the Academe
College graduation can mean a lot of things to different people; it can mark a student’s entry into the workforce rat race, or the beginning of a quest for higher learning and knowledge. It’s not uncommon for college students to feel at a loss as to what to do next after graduation; this is why [...]
Reasons to Pursue Graduate Studies during an Economic Recession
An economic recession is defined as a period when a nation’s overall gross domestic product (GDP) falls for at least two consecutive quarters, and there is a significant rise in unemployment rates and prices of commodities. During such periods, unemployment rates rise because most companies lay off their employees to lessen expenses. This is one [...]
Graduate admission essay: Masters in Food Science
Food. It is and will forever be a necessity. It is basically the wonders of that thing called food that has inspired me during my college years to take up bachelor of arts in culinary arts at the Art Institute of California in San Diego. And, it is also going to be my motivation as [...]