Graduate School: Expand Your Options
Earn an M.A. or
Ph.D. in the fields of engineering, life sciences, humanities,
physical sciences, social sciences, or a degree in a professional program
(business, law, & medicine).
Find out about graduate programs, how you can prepare for graduate
school, selecting a graduate program that meets your needs, and what
admission committees are looking for when reviewing applications.
Contact Information
Lise Flocken,
Coordinator and Counselor (x6580)
Robert Kelley,
Psychology Professor (x6262)
Lynne Miller,
Anthropology Professor (x6636)
Edward Pohlert, Director
of Retention Services (x6345)
Workshops Offered at
MiraCosta
A graduate school workshop will be offered
this fall and spring semester. Following the workshop, students will also have
to opportunity to participate in a breakout session with lunch
provided (the breakout session takes place one week after each
workshop), where students can meet with faculty from each of the disciplines.
Workshops will also be offered on getting into
medical, dental, law, and business school.
Selecting a Graduate Program
There a several ways to rank graduate schools. Often
academic graduate schools (e.g., anthropology, communications,
physics, psychology) are ranked based on the quality and number of
research articles that their faculty publish.
Another way of ranking graduate school is based on how well they
meet the needs of their graduate students. Things to consider
are:
- Information they provide to prospective students,
- Preparation
for a broad range of careers,
- Preparation for Teaching,
- Professional development opportunities,
- Career guidance
and placement services,
- Number of years needed to complete a degree,
- Quality of mentoring,
- Climate of the program, and
- Students' overall
satisfaction.
These are just the areas that were investigated
in 'The 2000 National Doctoral Program Survey.' Visit their
website to rank the programs in the fields that you are considering
for graduate school.
Visit "The 2000
National Doctoral Program Survey," a website that ranks graduate
schools from the perspective of the students.
Timeline for Applying to Graduate Programs & Letters of Recommendation
The application process varies depending on whether you are
applying to an academic, business, law, or medical program.
Keep in mind that prestigious graduate schools require more of their
applicants, whereas less known programs tend to be more flexible in
their admission criteria. Importantly, making connections
(e.g., by e-mail, face to face at a conference) helps graduate
school faculty to gain a better understanding of who you are, your
interests, and why you want to be in their graduate program.
Other
Advanced Degree in Physics - Naomi Halas' Experience
NOVA Science Now currently has the profile of professor Naomi
Halas featured on their website. Consider watching this eight
minute video to learn about her experiences as a woman in the field
of physics. Naomi now is a professor and business partner.
At the university, her physics research lab is made up equally of
both men and women graduate students.
Project 1000
Project 1000 is a terrific grad school application network hosted by Arizona State University, this site enables students to apply to as many as seven graduate programs nationwide and also waives the application fee of participating colleges and universities.
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