We know that grad school can be challenging. Many of us at C&EN have gone through this intensely grueling yet gratifying experience, and we’ve survived to tell about it. But don’t take it from us. Get ...

There’s plenty of expert advice available on what factors students should consider when they think about graduate school (see page 18). But eventually students have to make such decisions for ...

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Applying to graduate school can be stressful and time-consuming, not to mention expensive. But whether you’re sure you want to get a master’s degree or just think you might want to someday, following ...

Graduate and professional school students are about to experience an unprecedented funding gap. Thanks to One Big Beautiful Bill’s elimination of the Grad PLUS loan program – which allowed borrowing ...

Think first about what kind of program will fit your career goals. Do research and create a spreadsheet listing schools of interest. Connect with schools and demonstrate serious interest. If you're ...

Shae-Marie Stafford-Trujillo has tried to do everything right on her path to becoming a doctor. She’s worked in research labs. She’s gotten good grades. She enrolled in a program at Baylor College of ...

Grad school might destroy you. That’s the most important thing I would tell my pre-Ph.D. self if I could. In my field, philosophy, incoming cohorts of students usually number around five. By my ...

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When Amir Nijem got into graduate school, he knew he’d have to take out loans. Such degrees cost $20,000 a year on average at private institutions, and his particular program – a master's in public ...

Just when you feel like you’ve figured college out, it’s time to look ahead to graduate school. Pathways to advanced degrees are incredibly contextual, but we have a few tips to get you started. Your ...