Getting into graduate school in the sciences : a step-by-step guide for students
S. Kersey Sturdivant, Duke University, USA, INSPIRE Environmental, LLC ; Noelle J. Relles, the State University of New York at Cortland, USA.
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017
- xx, 160 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Pre-graduate school preparation; 2. Graduate record examination (GRE); 3. Your curriculum vitae (CV); 4. Choosing a graduate program; 5. Funding; 6. Applying; 7. Visiting and interviewing; 8. Master's, doctorate, or undecided; 9. Acceptance and decision time; 10. The graduate school experience; Appendix; Index.
"Are you applying for graduate school and feeling overwhelmed by the choices available to you and the complexity of the application process? This informative and humorous guide for life and earth science students offers comprehensive advice to help them prepare and increase their chances of success. Adopting a step-by-step approach, students are guided through the entire application process, from undergraduate preparation and choice of graduate program, to funding, applying, scheduling a visit, and finally deciding which offer to accept. Based extensively on a survey of graduate admissions programs across the United States, the advice offered is evidence-based and specific to the natural sciences. This jargon-free text ensures that prospective students are well prepared and make best use of all available resources to convince graduate programs and advisors that they are the best candidate"--
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9781107420670 (paperback)
2016026764
Universities and colleges--Graduate work--Admission.--United States Universities and colleges--Entrance requirements.--United States Science--Study and teaching (Graduate)--United States.