How to get into Grad School

[nibot]

how to get into grad school. discuss amongst yourselves.
additionally, see strengthening your graduate application to u.c. berkeley

Comments

[probablevacancy.livejournal.com]

Interestingly enough, this isn't quite what the EE department here had to say. But I like it, it's very uplifting - the focus on research. You certainly have that, and if they really don't care much about grades and exams, then you're a shoo-in. Shoe-in? Shue-in? Shoe-inn? Whatever.

[forvrkate.livejournal.com]

Sacrifice small animals. That's my only hope at this point :P

Ugh. I need a Math Confidence Pill real quick.

[squarkz.livejournal.com]

oh, that was really a lot more encouraging than i thought it was going to be! i'm really feeling considerably better about my chances now.

i particularly appreciated that the writer referred to a potential grad student as "her" and "she".

[ragnus.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. I will keep some stuff in mind.
Law school is getting less and less appealing. I want to do research, damnit!!

[(Anonymous)]

If you apply to Berkeley, pick with care what area you apply to, because it determines who reads your applications. (Though strong applicants get passed to the right people even if they sent it to the wrong area.)

Also, about the visits, if you have a particular professor in mind to work with, talk to the graduate students of that professor, and, if you can find them, former graduate students of that professor. Take their comments with perspective, though--just because X didn't work well with Y doesn't mean that you won't work well with Y. But knowing why X didn't work well with Y is probably good.