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How to Get Into Grad School

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This concise booklet explains the graduate admissions process, including how to choose the most marketable degree, how to contact faculty, find insider information about the university, what to say and NOT say in the personal essay, how to overcome poor grades or test scores and how and where to find funding to pay for it all. A fun but informative read from a former university professor whose own graduate education brought her over $100,000 in grants and scholarships (despite a lousy GPA) (19,080 words).

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 8, 2012

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260 reviews
August 22, 2019
Inspired

It took me years to finally make the decision to go to hear school...this book helped me with more insight of what to do and what to look for. I have a whole year to put together my application. Definitely will be using these tools to help me. I will definitely recommend this book to anyone undecided about pursuing further education
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January 4, 2020
Short and conscice

Provides several information and it’s easy to understand. Will definitely come back to review some of the chapters. This book can be used as a guide, readers can jump through chapters. It’s a good source of initial information with topics that the reader can research further online.
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85 reviews1 follower
January 1, 2018
Lack of ethics is a concern

While I appreciate real advice, there are several suggestions in this book that border on criminal behavior. So beware!! Having said that, some of the suggestions not in that vein are quite creative and sound.
4 reviews
August 31, 2019
Very useful book about "the rule"

Must have for anyone who wish to study in grad school. It really open my perspective of what were happening behind the scene.
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10 reviews3 followers
September 9, 2013
Well, I'm not dimwitted and didn't spend my undergrad years so smashed that I can't even spell "GPA", but still very good and helpful read and I'm really glad I checked it out!
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April 21, 2014
A good primer on getting into grad school with some easily overlooked, yet good, points. (Such as how and why you should get started on the social aspects BEFORE applying :o etc.)
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July 20, 2015
It has some good tips but it's more for those looking at traditional Ph.D programs and not professional schools (Business, Law, etc)
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