Season 2 Podcasts

Here's the plan for Season 2. Get ready, undergrads!

If there's only one thing you do to improve your chances of getting into graduate school, it's performing some kind of undergraduate research, scholarship, or advanced artistic endeavor. Here are some tips on financing, timing, and research area to help get undergraduates started on research. 

Council of Undergraduate Research https://www.cur.org/ 

Sell, A.J., et al., “The Impact of Undergraduate Research on Academic Success” https://www.cur.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Spr18SPUR_Sell.pdf 

Lopatto, D., “Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): First Findings,” Cell Biology Education, 3[4] (2017). https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.04-07-0045 

Levenson, Cathy W. "Enhancing Undergraduate Research in the Arts and the Humanities." Peer Review 12.2 (2010).

This episode is especially relevant to international students looking to apply to US graduate schools. Are you being given advice to send a bunch of emails to faculty inquiring about joining their research group? If so, listen to this podcast first. 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/baak_phdapplications-graduateschool-academicjourney-activity-7206899055199748096-jwJa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop 

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PPwOFVlydMb 

Your undergraduate GPA is a key part of your grad school application. What are the influences of AP credits, transfer credits, grade replacement, and pass/fail courses on your GPA? 

https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/8fd9ea13-ad54-4e4e-afc4-09b868231f3f/downloads/Sample%20GPA.xlsx?ver=1724757623796

https://las.illinois.edu/academics/courses/repeating 

Think you have all you need to know about graduate schools in the United States for your application? Think again. Here are some ways grad schools can differ in the complex US higher education system. 

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d23/tables/dt23_317.10.asp?current=yes

San Diego State University - https://www.sdsu.edu/

University of San Diego - https://www.sandiego.edu/ 

University of California San Diego - https://ucsd.edu/ 

The Graddean interviews Dr. Vicki Johnson of Profellow.com. Learn more about funding for graduate school, from when to start your search to the different types of funding sources available.

https://Profellow.com 

https://www.phdstipends.com/ 

 Who do I get to write letters of recommendation for me? How do I ask them? What do they need to write an effective letter? When should I start asking people? These questions - and more -are answered. 

https://cgsnet.org/data-insights/diversity-equity-inclusiveness/national-name-exchange/national-name-exchange-for-students/nne-student-resources#AnE 

https://blog.wordvice.com/graduate-school-recommendation-letter-templates-and-examples/ 

https://graduate.rice.edu/news/current-news/grad-applications-101-getting-letters-rec 

Learn about that all-important Personal Statement for your graduate school application. What should go in it? Here are some tips to help tell your story. 

https://gradschool.cornell.edu/admissions/prepare/personal-statements/

https://cbs.umn.edu/sites/cbs.umn.edu/files/migrated-files/downloads/The_Hook_and_Eye_Technique_copy.pdf

Are you a world-changer, a eudaemonist, or do you just want to do better than your parents? Try this approach to deciding where to go for your advanced degree. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivendell 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Arts 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Humanities_Medal 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Science 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Medal_of_Science_laureates 

https://doi.org/10.1017/bca.2019.29 

https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.2.323

https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/

https://www.aau.edu/who-we-are/our-members 

As a footnote to Episode 23, the Graddean breaks some bad news to you about the National Medals. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Arts 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Humanities_Medal 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Science 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Cockburn 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Performing_Arts_Award 

The Graddean touches on aspects of the graduate school application unique to international applicants: 3-year bachelor's degrees, transcripts from non-US institutions, and evidence of English proficiency. 

https://grad.ncsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/three-year/ 

https://www.scu.edu/globalengagement/about/policies-and-procedures/policies-and-procedures/three-year-undergraduate-degrees-from-outside-of-the-us/ 

https://utexas.app.box.com/s/x8w7gs3xacr8dsicpjhdl9dyv8jv9a41 

https://www.naces.org/members 

https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/k88yNfEIuOb 

https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/MJ6J5ZNUxOb 

The Graddean offers some final bits of advice as you submit your final applications to graduate school and start the waiting game on a decision.