Graduate Study Links

www.educationusa.state.gov -- A good starting point for international students, providing a clear, concise introduction for people unfamiliar with the U.S. system of graduate education.  Click on publications, and download the booklet, If You Want to Study in the United States: Graduate and Professional Study and Research.

www.cgsnet.org/resourcesforstudents/index.htm -- the best place to start your graduate study search.  Clearly written, thoughtful perspectives on graduate study.

http://dave.burrell.net/guide/     -- The partial text of “Getting In: An Applicant’s Guide to Graduate School Admissions,” a comprehensive guide to graduate school admissions, with an awesome section on Internet links and print references, plus a great humor section.  Don’t miss this one.

http://www.aau.edu/reports/gradedrpt.html -- The Association of American Universities’ Committee on Graduate Education Report and Recommendations on best practices in graduate study.  Helps you to understand the high standards you should find (or demand) in a quality graduate program.

www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/grants.htm -- Michigan State University’s database, the most comprehensive of all, covering a wide range of funding issues.

www.nyu.edu/gsas/fininfo/gigs.html -- New York University’s database, Grants in Graduate Study, well organized.

http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Memorial/grants/intlweb.htm -- The University of Wisconsin’s guide.
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/student/grfn -- Cornell University’s guide

www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/gradapp.html -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s clear directives on writing the statement of purpose.

http://www.accepted.com/ -- assistance, some free but mainly commercial, in writing graduate admissions essays.

www.fastweb.org; www.iefa.org 

www.isoa.org; www.iefc.org

www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/grad.stuff.html -- in-depth advice about surviving grad school.  This is a superior site, full of advice that you’ll return to time and again.