Graduate School discussion

Scott Loveridge will present the essentials of graduate school this Friday (October 19) at 2:40 in Dewing 103. Scott is a professor in MSU's department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and director of the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. He graduated from Kalamazoo College in 1980.  Many recent K alums have benefited from his advice.

Topics for his session include:

Broad trends in grad education
Why grad school?
How to find a program
Academic vs. professional advanced degrees
Basics of standardized tests for grad school in the social sciences
How admissions committees look at standardized test scores (not as straightforward as you might think)
Pros and cons of “taking a break” from your education
Funding sources
Finding an advisor & advisor relationships
Application best practices & common mistakes
How to structure a visit to programs of interest
Best practices after you are admitted

More information on Scott Loveridge, see his MSU webpage.

He and other alums plan to participate in the CCPD's PDI Networking Reception later that afternoon.