Top Highlights

• Think carefully about why you want to go to graduate school, and what you would like to get out of the experience, both immediately and in the long term.
• You also need to reflect on what type of career you want and how a graduate education will advance your ultimate goals.
• Find out if there are scholarships you should be applying for to help fund your graduate school efforts.
• Grad school can be a great place to hang out with smart people and pursue fascinating intellectual projects.
• And while some excellent scholars put little thought into their decision to pursue a higher degree, it is still crazy to enter a period of extended study without seriously contemplating whether it is right for you and what you hope to gain from the experience.