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Guide to American Graduate Schools: Ninth Edition, Completely Revised
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by: Harold R. Doughty
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For students planning further study after college, the Guide to American Graduate Schools puts the necessary information at their fingertips. Completely revised and updated, this long-trusted and indispensable tool features comprehensive information on every aspect of graduate and professional study, including: ? Alphabetically arranged profiles of more than 1,200 accredited institutions, including enrollment, locations, libraries and other facilities, and housing situations
? Fields of study offered by each institution and types of degrees conferred
? Admissions standards and requirements, recruitment practices, and degree requirements
? Tuition costs and opportunities for financial aid
? Details on scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, and internships Organized in a clear, straightforward, easy-to-use format, this is the essential source with which to begin planning for the future.
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Guide to American Graduate Schools: Ninth Edition, Completely Revised
- Paperback: 800 pages (2004-08-03)
- Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); 2004-08-03
- Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
- ISBN: 0142003972
- Average Customer Review: based on 4 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #698844
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The Most Useful Guide Available 2004-09-20
Comment: I will try and keep this review dealing with the big picture, not getting bogged down in whether there are any insignificant errors in the 768 page volume or not (there are), but rather focus on its utility to a potential graduate student. While it is true, as one reviewer points out, that most of this information is available by phoning the schools in question, that seems to be missing the point: in this one book all the information that a prospective student needs to begin their graduate school search is in one place. That, in a nutshell, is why this is valuable.
The book has profiles on essentially every school in the US with graduate programs, including many I had never even heard of. The profiles explain what programs are available, admittance requirements and procedures, costs, addresses, phone numbers, contact personnel, etc. All the information is extremely well presented and genuinely useful. While I am sure that there are small errors in a book this comprehensive (just like there are errors in any 700-plus page book, be they grammatical or otherwise) this is a great resource for basic research into a school or program. Obviously, when a student has accomplished this first step, they will need to go to individual school websites, talk to schools, and ultimately visit campuses.
For general information on graduate programs in the US, this book is the clear champion compared with the other available options. Any prospective graduate student that isn't 100 percent sure what program they want to enroll in should own this book.
3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: not very helpful 2000-07-19
Comment: This book gives a bare amount of info most of which could have found out by using the phone. The information given is very vague and the book needs more info to be helpful.
0 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Sorry to disappoint but... 1999-12-02
Comment: As I sit in Strozier Library, in the center of the Florida State University campus, I can tell you that FSU was established in 1857.
8 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Careful with date school was established 1999-06-26
Comment: I was browsing at the local bookstore for future graduate schools when I came across this: The book listed University of Florida as established in 1953 and Florida State University as 1857. The dates are reversed. University of Florida was establisehd in 1857. I know this because I graduated from the University of Florida. Overall the book gives a decent overall view of what programs and degrees the grad schools offer. A bit more info on graduate tuition fees for in state and out of state would be helpful.
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Guide to American Graduate Schools: Ninth Edition, Completely Revised
