If you are looking at doing a graduate degree after your undergraduate education, here are some things you should know:
· Most schools will closely look at your last two years of undergraduate education to determine whether to admit you into the program. This means you would need to plan well ahead of time and make sure that your marks and motivation is extremely strong in your last two years of your first degree
· If you do not have A grades to help you get into a master’s degree – try making sure that you have a strong cover letter and statement of intent. Research the school thoroughly to know that your interests of study match the school. Do volunteer work and make sure you have exceptional work experience and academic references. All these things can really help a B student get into graduate school
· When it comes to scholarships, it is important that your grades have been really spectacular throughout your undergraduate degree. If you are having any problems in writing your essays, make use of the writing centres on campus. If you think you need a tutor to keep your grades at the top – make use of them, there are many of them out there. This is the way you can make sure you can receive the funding that is needed to go to graduate school
· In places like Ontario, Canada, there are such scholarship programs such as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship where if you can win this based on your grades, as well as get funding from the school – you could make an extremely good living just by doing your graduate degree
· Another thing to keep in mind is all the other scholarships that are available for graduate school. The United States has many of them and more and more so does Canada. You may want to use your graduate degree as a way to discover a new city or country – it is an excellent opportunity to do so
· Make sure you contact the school and make a connection with the faculty there. If you could pre-arrange who your advisor is, this will help to ensure entry into the graduate school that is your first choice
Good luck with getting into grad school.
