Articles Index
New Year's Resolutions for Graduate Students
Most graduate students begin the new year with a resolution or two, usually academic goals to achieve over the course of the year. Here are some ideas for resolutions as well as advice for keeping them.
Get the Most Out of Your Course
The semester has ended, but are you really ready to put it behind you? Don't move on too quickly. Follow these three steps to get end-of-the-semester closure.
Gender, Stress, and Health in Academia
Is academic bad for women's health?
Managing Multiple Obligations: Advice for Female Academics
Academics, particular female academics, juggle a variety of work and home tasks. How do you find life balance?
Handle Your Holiday Stress
Feeling stressed out this holiday season? Here's what you can do about it.
Teaching 101: Getting By
Though research remains on top, undergraduate education has received increasing emphasis in recent years, even at top-tier research institutions. It's important to be able to teach well, while saving time for other things, such as research. Here's how to do it.
Asking for a Letter of Recommendation: Do's and Don'ts
The letter of recommendation is critical to your graduate admissions application, yet is entirely dependent on someone else -- your professor. How you request a letter influences professors' responses and ultimately the quality of your letter of recommendation.
How Graduate Admissions Committees Evaluate Graduate School Applications
Graduate programs receive dozens - and some receive hundreds - of applications and many are from students with stellar qualifications. Can admissions committees and departments really draw distinctions among hundreds of applicants?
Masters of Public Health (MPH) at Washington University in St Louis
Profile of the MPH program in Social Work at Washington University in. St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work.
Masters in Social Work (MSW) at Washington University in St Louis
Profile of the MSW program in Social Work at Washington University in. St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work.
PhD in Social Work at Washington University in St Louis
Profile of the PhD program in Social Work at Washington University in. St Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work.
Stop Procrastinating to Complete Your Dissertation
Don't let the dissertation get you down. Learn how to stop procrastinating and finish it now!
All About Recommendation Letters
What is a recommendation letter and how do you get one to apply to graduate school?
Research Experience: A Ticket to Graduate School
Research experience is the key to graduate school admissions. How do you get research experience in college?
Questions to Ask Yourself Before Writing Your Graduate Admissions Essay
Having trouble writing your admissions essay? Consider these questions to prepare your personal statement. Your answers to these questions can help you choose a topic for your essay and organize your statement accordingly.
Trouble Starting Your Admissions Essay?
Don't know how to begin your graduate admissions essay? Here are some ideas to break through writer's block.
Preparation and Your Graduate Admissions Essay
A successful personal statement for graduate admissions explains your strengths, goals, and objectives. Conduct a thorough self-exploration and write your admissions essay with these tips.
Writing the Graduate Admissions Essay: What to Include and Not Include
Students often wonder how to approach writing the graduate admissions essay, also known as a personal statement. What do you include? What don't you mention? Is first person ok? Read on.
Beat Writer's Block to Complete Your Graduate Admissions Essay
Everyone suffers from writer's block at one time or another, but it is especially disconcerting while writing your graduate admissions essay.
Is It Too Late for Grad School?
Is it ever too late for a career in science? Is midlife too late to go to graduate school?
The Teaching Assistantship: Get Paid to Learn to Teach
A teaching assistantship can pay your way through grad school.
Medical College Admissions Test: Sample Questions for the Writing Section
Prepare for the MCAT! Learn how to approach the writing section of the Medical College Admissions Test for admission to medical school
Are Medical Schools Violating Students' Privacy?
Is the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) violating graduating medical students' rights to privacy?
Your Transcript: Your Grad School Application Goes Nowhere Without It!
Applicants to graduate school sometimes become so concerned about the more challenging aspects of the application, like recommendation letters and admissions essays, that they forget the easy stuff, like transcripts.
Find an Academic Job: Online Resources for Locating Academic Positions
Looking for an academic position? Check out this list of classified ad sites.