Reasons to (or not to) consider graduate school

thesassplug

28 Apr, 2023

Usually in our blog posts we give you the pros of going to the next level, but in this article we offer you something different. Something rare almost! In this blog post we are going to tell you the not so great things about going to graduate school, so that you can make an informed choice. We are going to present reasons to consider or not consider graduate school.

P.S. When we say graduate school, we are referring to a post-Bachelor’s program, a Master’s or a Ph.D.

Before we get too far into the discussion, we present some general reasons we’ve heard before about why people consider graduate school, and offer some thoughts about why these are not great reasons.

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Ace your F-1 student visa interview

thesassplug

26 Apr, 2023

Congratulations! You have your US school admissions offer in hand and are ready to take the final step to leaving your home country. There’s only one thing standing in your way of the American dream…” The dreaded visa interview aka Convincing the visa officer that you are worthy of the F-1 student visa”.

Hopefully by the end of this article you are a little less terrified and better prepared for the visa interview process.

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Timeline for a Graduate School Application

thesassplug

30 Mar, 2023

“I would like to complete a graduate school application, when should I begin the process, and how long will the process take?” We get this question all the time. So we’ve decided to dedicate a blog post to answer this question. P.S. College applicants will also benefit from this timeline.

The best time to start the application process was yesterday. However today is also a good day to begin
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There are many parts to the graduate school application so let’s break them down.

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Prepare for Graduate School visits: 5 Key tips to keep in mind.

thesassplug

25 Mar, 2023

Graduate school visits for prospective graduate students are like a trip to Disney Land. You will see so many shiny things and have so many fun memories. The truth is your experience on these graduate school visit weekends will be one of the best trips you’ve ever taken. I mean, even the current graduate students look forward to this Every Single Year.

It’s not just the students, the faculty and staff are also just as pumped. Departments will dangle so many carrots in front of you to convince you that their school is the absolute best thing since sliced bread. So how do you see through all of this charade and make the best choice for yourself on these graduate school visits?

We offer you 5 tips to make the absolute best use of these paid graduate school visits.

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