Why Change?

Many prospective applicants to graduate school, ask: "Should I apply to the same university and department where I earned my undergraduate degree?" You certainly can, but do you want to? Graduate study entails expanding your horizons - intellectually and socially. Maybe a new start with new professors would help you enter this new phase in your education and life with more motivation. Novelty is exciting. Also, maybe you'll learn more when you meet new professors. You might be exposed to faculty with different perspectives, different pet theories, and different research interests... Faculty who simply are different. New and different are good. Embrace change - or at least honestly consider it.