{"id":570,"date":"2018-02-27T16:19:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T00:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2023-04-12T16:42:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T23:42:32","slug":"prepare-for-grad-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/career-services\/prepare-for-grad-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for Grad School"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tPrepare for Grad School\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is graduate school right for you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate or professional school may be a logical next step, depending on your future career goals. Some professions require graduate degrees as a prerequisite to employment; or perhaps you have a long-term interest in a particular field. Many students contemplate attending graduate school because they are unsure about their future career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are considering graduate or professional school, ask yourself these questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>What are my career goals? Would they change if I became employed immediately after graduating with a bachelor\u2019s degree?<\/li><li>Will graduate school be required for me to do what I want to do?<\/li><li>In my field, is it easier to attend graduate or professional school right after graduation?<\/li><li>Is gaining additional experience in my field helpful in gaining admission to graduate school?<\/li><li>What is the cost of graduate or professional school \u2013 direct (tuition) and indirect (loss of possible earnings)?<\/li><li>Will I need to relocate or will I be able to complete a graduate or professional degree nearby or online?<\/li><li>Will my job and salary prospects be enhanced by graduate studies?<\/li><li>Are there employers who would assist in paying for graduate or professional school?<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is graduate school right for you? Graduate or professional school may be a logical next step, depending on your future career goals. Some professions require graduate degrees as a prerequisite to employment; or perhaps you have a long-term interest in a particular field. Many students contemplate attending graduate school because they are unsure about their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8435,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8435"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3251,"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/570\/revisions\/3251"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=570"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/online.wsu.edu\/currentstudent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}