Answers to the following important questions may be available in departmental or university literature. If not, print out this page for reference when talking with an admissions counselor.
Admission
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Is there an application workshop?
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What is the median GPA of students accepted into the program? GRE scores?
Program
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What is the typical time to completion?
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What is the professor-to-student ratio?
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What is the availability of the professor I would like to serve as my dissertation advisor?
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How much teaching is required?
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What kinds of student services are available?
Finances
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How many doctoral candidates get full or partial scholarships and/or assistantships?
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What kinds of scholarships or grants are available from the university?
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Is the first year of study funded? The dissertation year?
The Long Term
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What is the program attrition rate?
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How many graduates find teaching positions? Where?
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What other kinds of jobs/careers do graduates go into?