Graduate School Application Timeline- September Checklist!

Photo Courtesy of http://www.free-printable-calendars.comThis post is for all those gearing up to submit graduate school applications this year. Successful applicants give themselves ample time to prepare their applications. It's September and deadlines will be here before you know it.  Start compiling the various components of your application today.   

Each month I’ll be posting a checklist of things to prepare in hopes that by mid November you'll be on schedule to submit all of your application materials by or before deadline. September’s checklist is as follows.  Don’t miss the bus.  

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Five Things I Wish Someone Would’ve Told Me About Summer Courses

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After high school the stigma of summer school loses its sting. It’s no longer a punishment for missteps taken during the previous academic year.  If used strategically, summer courses can be a gift in college & graduate school.   They can be an opportunity to remedy bad grades & GPAs.  They can ease course loads in subsequent semesters, and even prepare one for graduate school and/or to graduate early.  However, it is important to remember that summer courses are not typically structured like the courses that you take during fall and spring academic semesters.  These courses are shorter and much more strenuous.  Many students enroll in summer classes unaware of how challenging they can be.  As a result they struggle through the summer sessions and may even withdraw or fail out of their classes. And, ain't nobody got time FAH DAT! (Sweet Brown, 2012)   I’ve been there and now I’m here to share the five things that I wish someone would have told me about summer classes before I signed up for the worst 6 weeks of my life a few summers ago.   Click the link below to read the rest. 

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Diary of a Scholar Entry #18- Packin up and moving out! #TeamTERP

I know, I know I’ve been MIA for a while.  I haven’t posted in months but life has been changing and I’m just trying to keep up.  I can’t give any excuse for my absence.  Just know that I’m a person in process my damb self and I can be of no assistance or benefit to others if my life is in shambles.   I took some time to process the transitions of life and now I’m back to tell you all about them. 

First things first, HEY and many congratulations to students of every level for completing another academic year.  At this point, we should be close to finishing or completely finished with our coursework and looking forward to the next stage of our educational journeys.  I am elated to leave Teachers College, Columbia University behind with another graduate degree in HAND.  It’s been a super challenging journey but Mama I made it! \o/ A very special shoutout  to the Class of 2012. You did your thing. Woot! Woot!

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Graduate School Application Timeline- September Checklist!

Calling all seniors and those gearing up to submit applications for graduate school this year. It’s time to get in gear.  Before you know it , it’ll be Thanksgiving and those application deadlines will be rolling in like Black Friday sales.  Successful applicants start gathering themselves early.  So start your engines guys, the race begins now.  Over the next few months I’ll be posting a monthly checklist of things that you should be working for your graduate school applications. Hopefully this will help keep you on schedule to submit all of your application materials on or before their deadlines. September’s checklist is as follows.  Don’t miss the bus!

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Finding the Right Graduate Program Part I

So you Think You Want To Go To Graduate School? That's outstanding. As an aspiring professional degree collector, I think that everybody should have at least one. :-)  For many, graduate school has become a necessary step in fully realizing one’s professional potential. I’m often asked about the factors that should be considered when researching/selecting graduate programs.  As the summer begins, now is a great time to start the process of identifying the right graduate program for you. Hopefully the information provided in this series will be useful for those of you that are consideringmasters and/or doctoral study.  The first four tips are provided below.  Don't miss the bus children. 

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