preparing for grad school

Should you work towards a Master’s or Doctoral degree? Which is right for you?

Published: 18 January 2017
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: grad school advice, masters degree, phd, planning, preparing for grad school, Rene Paulson

If you are considering going to graduate school, you are probably wondering which degree to get. The choice should not be too difficult once you understand the differences among the two types: doctorate and masters. Graduate school is a lot of work and can be very competitive. Many students who floated through undergraduate work are…

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Things I Wish I Would’ve Known Before Applying to Grad School

Published: 10 October 2014
Written by Sara
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Tags: grad school advice, masters degree, phd, preparing for grad school

Looking back on my time in grad school is a bittersweet feeling. I had a lot of difficulties but I still treasure the hard work and tears (maybe that’s the cognitive dissonance speaking). I thought I’d share with you some wisdom from my time in grad school: the things I wish I would’ve known. If you understand and take seriously some of these things, then maybe you can avoid some…

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So You Want to Go to Graduate School?

Published: 31 January 2013
Written by Sara
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Tags: grad school advice, graduate school, preparing for grad school

Going to graduate school has received a bad rap from the people who are in graduate school. If you are an undergraduate who wants to go to grad school or a first-year grad student just starting out, there is no doubt that graduate school is a long-term commitment that involves a lot of hard work. There are plenty of grad school humor websites poking fun at the hopelessness of graduate…

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ReneP’s Introductory Blog

Published: 29 October 2012
Written by Rene M. Paulson
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Tags: GPA, graduate school, preparing for grad school, Rene Paulson

I could not be more pleased to be writing this blog right now. For many years, PhDStudent.com was but a twinkle in my eye and a notepad full of ideas, but now it’s finally come into fruition. My name is René P, and I have a Masters and PhD in Experimental Psychology. I work as a senior statistician for both a university and a consulting company that I founded. I…

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