Graduate School: Winning Strategies for Getting in with or Without Excellent Grades

by Dave G. Mumby

Book Overview

This book provides college students with all the information and advice they need to apply successfully to graduate school. In chapters 1 4 several misconceptions about graduate school are revealed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0968217346
• ISBN13: 9780968217344
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Proto Press Publications
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Lifesaver When Applying to Graduate School

This book was a wonderful tool during my Grad School application process. It was a quick read and provided a wide range of tips and Do's/Don't that aren't mentioned at all on free online sites or a majority of the other reference books to help your chance of getting into Grad School. There are quite a few college students who spent most of their free time drinking beer rather than coffee at the library. And, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but if being a social butterfly or a bad test-taker has prevented you from the Summa Cum Laude crowd, this book is pretty honest in letting you know which schools you have a chance of being accepted to and those that will most likely immediately reject you. Even if you do have a 4.0 and were Student Body President, this book will provide you great insider tips as well. Applying to Grad School is 100 times more complicated than the Undergraduate application process. Even if you don't buy this particular book, DO buy at least one book that offers application tips. It will prove to be a wise investment.

So much more than common sense

I purchased this book and a few others on the topic and this was by far the most useful. The main reason was because it not only gave countless tips on what is important and what is not, but it was the only book that actually explained WHY certain things are important. It really changed my perception of how the process of getting into graduate school works, and this was something that the other books did not do. I think the other review that says this book is all about common sense is completely off the mark. (The other reviews I can agree with). The great thing about this book is that it deals with stuff that is NOT common sense...things that most people would never guess about the way students get accepted into grad school. Unlike the other books, this one has a small format and is full of text on every page...overall, it contains more information and useful advice than most of the other books that have lots of extra junk and large margins to make the book seem bigger and like a better value. It also has a good index, and although the website list in the appendix is outdated, it still gives a good idea of what types of useful websites you can find out there.

Useful in many ways

This book provides clear, step-by-step information that students need to know about the application process;one which is complex and at times ovewhelming. I particularly appreciated the sections of the book which explained the decision-making process and the importance of choosing a supervisor based not only on the type of research area but on personal factors as well. Although much information about potential schools, supervisors, research areas etc.. is available on the web, there is also much to consider that cannot be obtained easily and this book really addresses those issues well. I myself am still unsure of when I will be applying to graduate school, however, I am sure to use this book when the time does come.

Great for calming nerves

If you're someone who doesn't have the prescribed 3.25 or above, someone who is just eeking by the minimum requirements for most grad. schools, than this book is a must-have. For me the biggest struggle in applying was coming up with enough courage and drive to just do it without procrastinating or rationalizing that I could continue to wait or that my very average GPA made even applying not worth my time. Sure this book has some common-sense advice but even in this advice there are at least a few tidbits/different perspectives that will have you looking at the whole process anew, feeling prepared and above all else, CONFIDENT. Good luck.

IT WORKS!

My friends benefited a lot from the book: they had GPA around 3.2 but followed the instructions of the book and they got accepted to the top schools to pursue their graduate work. I found it extremely well informed--your academic councillor may not know all and the book can serve as an extremely helpful councillor!