Individualized Studies

• Best and Worst Reasons to Go to Grad School
  A start to examine if Graduate School is a match for your needs. 
• 7 Steps to Find the Right Grad School

  A good summary of how to begin applying to schools from the US News and World Report.

• Princeton Review Grad Program Search
  Not sure what careers you can do with an Advanced Degree? This tool will give you more information about each area, including expected salary and licensing requirements. 

• Graduate Guide
  Search for graduate programs by study area. 

• Institute of Education Sciences College Navigator
  Comprehensive search that allows for comparison, including costs and retention rates.  

• Challenges faced by first-generation graduate students
  A longitudinal study of first-generation graduate students mentions specific challenges that exist in pursuing an advanced degree

Chronicle of Higher Education Articles about beginning Graduate School

• 10 Tips to Help You Win At Graduate School 
• New Data in College Scorecard Promises to Lift Veil on ‘Debt Fueled’ Graduate-School Market

To access these articles:

1. Find the Chronicle of Higher Education (Institutional Subscription) link on our Databases A-Z page. 
2. Select Sign In in the top right
3. Use your StarID@winona.edu or StarID@go.winona.edu email as a login (or to create a log-in)
4. Search for "Winona State University" as your institution.
5. Search for the article.