GUIDE TO APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE: Articles with Tips and Advice for Graduate School Admissions Procedures for Students Who Already Earned a Masters Degree.
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Selling Your Career Change: How to Strengthen Your Grad Application - You need to make your unique experience shine on your graduate application, as well as be convincing about your desire and ability to switch the course of your professional track. Here are some tips for creating a successful grad application and forging past experience into a new career path.
Let Your Past Catch Up With You - You have spent years establishing your career but now you have a burning desire to try something new. If you are worried about "throwing away" all of your education and training, you may not have to. You may be able to find your way to a new career that utilizes your past experiences, and a graduate education may help you get there.
Will your prior graduate degree be held against you in admissions? - In your admissions essay, or a seperately submitted statement, you can explain why you're pursuing this second degree and how it fits into your career/life plan.
Getting Into Graduate School In Social Work: Getting Relevant Work or Volunteer Experience - Getting relevant experience before you apply to graduate school is really important. If your undergraduate major required you to do an internship of some kind, then you're lucky: your internship may be all the experience you need. But the more experience you can get, the better.
Making the Transition as an Adult - In recent years, more and more people have decided to apply to medical school after having tried another career path, and they are often successful applicants. Returning adult, or "post-bacc" students, often display the kind of determination and maturity that medical schools value.
Graduate Studies - Who has the time? - Contrary to popular belief, the majority of graduate students are not fresh out of school. The National Center for Education Statistics reports the average graduate student is 33 years old. Over one half of those students are married and about a third have children. In reality, only 36 percent of all Master's students and 61 percent of doctoral students go to school full time.
Parent Versus Student: When Two Worlds Collide - Frat parties, late night cram sessions and hanging out at the campus coffee house are pretty much par for the course for college students. What happens when the "average" college student is a middle-aged adult who has more to worry about than adjusting to college life? Suppose that the "average" college student is also known as mom or dad?
The Mature Student - Recognizing that an advanced degree can be the key to promotions, higher salaries, better job opportunities, and the chance to update their skills, many working professionals and mature students are returning to the classroom to obtain a graduate degree.
One Size Doesn't Fit All - Considering the average age of a graduate student is over 30, it's no surprise that many of these students are adults and office executives who have chosen to go back to school. Whether recognizing the potential for promotions, job opportunities or completely switching gears in their careers altogether, applying to graduate school can present some special application challenges
