graduate studies
INTERESTED IN GRAD SCHOOL?
Well over 50% of Carroll students will pursue graduate study at some point in your lives. Some of you will decide to enroll in graduate courses immediately upon graduation from Carroll, while many more of you will choose to return to school in the next five to ten years. If and when you do find yourself contemplating the "graduate school decision", I hope that this Graduate School Application Guide will be helpful.
Rosalie K. Walsh, Director
Career and Testing Services
What are you looking for?
- Information on Graduate Schools
- Financial Aid for Grad School
- Internships for Graduates
- Graduate School in the News
RESOURCES FOR YOUR SEARCH
GRAD SOURCE
gradsource.com - Your essential resource for grad info
- Get the facts on going to graduate school
- Search over 1,000 graduate programs
- Request info by location, institute or program
- Jump start your career!
GRAD PROFILES
gradprofiles.com
This website features in-depth, graduate and professional school narrative profiles with information about degree requirements, facilities, research opportunities, expenses, financial aid, along with thousands of links and a custom search that enables you to select schools by academic programs and locations.
Peterson's Testing and Education Reference Center
(Follow this link and then click on "Testing and Education Reference Center" on the left side of the page that results)
Thinking about grad school? Search thousands of graduate, law, M.B.A., nursing, and distance learning (online) opportunities by program, state, tuition, and more to find the graduate school that's right for you. Then, prepare for the GED, MCAT, NCLEX, LSAT, and other licensing or graduate school admissions exams to score high and ensure your spot in that perfect grad school.http://www.myacpa.org/c12/directory.htm
The Directory of Graduate Programs Preparing Student Affairs Professionals was developed by the Professional Preparation Commission of the American College Personnel Association. The members of the Professional Preparation Commission hope the Directory aids you in making an informed choice about your graduate study.
GRAD SCHOOLS.COM
http://www.gradschools.com
GradSchools.com is the #1 online resource for graduate school & grad program information! Create student profiles that are searched by admissions counselors, save schools and articles and send them to friends, maintain contact history with schools as well as a personal calendar of events and deadlines, and much more!
Interested in Graduate Schools outside of the United States?
Visit http://international.gradschools.com to search for grad schools with the degree you want in the country you want.
Looking for a Law School?
Visit FindLaw for Law Students to search for the Law School or Paralegal program that's right for you.
Looking for a Physician Assistant Program?
Physician Assistant Program Directory
Your resource for Post-graduate education--sorted by specialty or state, credentialing information, and much more. Contact career services at careers -is-at- carroll -dot- edu with your name and student ID number for the username and password available to Carroll College students.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU)
REU program through the National Science Foundation is a valuable resource for STEM (Science, Technology, Engingeering and Math) internships. The web site, http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm, provides a search engine for REU programs throughout the United States in a wide variety of STEM disciplines.
HELP WITH GRADUATE STUDIES
Need some help paying for your education? Visit our financial aid page for resources to stay out of debt during school including scholarship opportunities, fellowship and apprenticeship opportunities, and loan opportunities.
GREAT CVS
Comprehensive advice on creating a great CV and following with a winning interview performance. Offers feture articles and CV builder. http://www.greatcvs.co.uk
INTERNSHIPS FOR GRADUATES
THE WASHINGTON CENTER'S POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PPDP)
The PPDP program is designed for those who have finished a bachelor's
degree within the last 18 months or are enrolled in a graduate program.
If accepted, The Washington Center will work with them to find a full-time, 15-week internship, tailored to their interests. The placement will be substantive, and could be in a governmental, nonprofit, corporate or international setting. If you would like more information about this or other Washington Center programs please do not hesitate to contact us at info -is-at- twc -dot- edu or visit our website at www.twc.edu.
IN THE NEWS
Higher Ed Reauthorization Bill to provide loan assistance program for school counselors serving in high need areas
August, 2008
Source ACA E-News, Volume X, # 16
Before adjourning for its August recess, Congress passed H.R. 4137, legislation to reauthorize programs under the Higher Education Act. The legislation includes language establishing a loan assistance program for individuals-including school counselors!-working in high-need areas. The legislation now heads to the president for his signature.
Under the bill, loan assistance would be available for individuals employed as school counselors or in one of more than a dozen other areas of national need. In order to be eligible for assistance under the program, school counselors would need to be employed full time in a school in which more than 30 percent of the school's enrollment consists of children from low-income families. To find out if the school that employs you is classified as low-income school, check the U.S. Department of Education's online database.
Note that the program will not be implemented for some time. The bill must first be signed into law by the president, and regulations must be issued by the U.S. Department of Education to implement the law. Following this, Congress must appropriate money for the program. Watch ACAeNews for details. ACA has long been pushing for federal support to increase the number of counselors in our school and communities, and is pleased that these efforts have helped result in passage of this bill.