Saturday, December 29, 2007

Graduate School Aus

Once you have completed your undergraduate education, you could choose to attend graduate school in Australia. Australia is renown for its wide choice of educational opportunities and whether you want to apply to do a masters, Ph.D., attend medical school, attend business school or law school, the choice can be tough to make.

Graduate school is a different atmosphere compared to your four year undergraduate college. Work is generally much harder, and students take it a lot more seriously.

Finance
Graduate school can be extremely expensive and you have to consider if it will be a worthwhile option for you. If you have already accumulated debt while taking your undergraduate course, is it a viable option to incur more debt? Do you think that you will make enough money after you have completed your graduate course to pay this debt off? You will have to weigh your options.

Right School?
You will have to decide which school is right for you. Competition to graduate schools is normally extremely competitive so make sure you apply to several so that you can keep your options open. Before you apply however, you need to research each school carefully and decide which school will fit in with your needs. Sometimes the school you really want to go to is not the best fit! Be Selective.

Tip
Be sure to visit all the schools in person, if possible. By doing this you can get a better feel of the institution and you may be able to meet with tutors and professors in person to ask specific questions. If you are going to make the commitment to attend graduate school you need to make sure that you will be happy there while studying so take the time to visit and research the institution.

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