Graduate School: Winning Strategies for Getting in with or without Excellent Grades

Description

251 pages
Contains Index
$24.95
ISBN 0-9682173-4-6
DDC 378.1'6'0971

Publisher

Year

1997

Contributor

Reviewed by K. Lynn Taylor

K. Lynn Taylor is Coordinator, Instructional Development Program, Centre
for Higher Education, University of Manitoba.

Review

This readable guide provides prospective applicants with sound advice
for choosing a graduate program based both on long-term career goals and
on realistically assessing the likelihood of admission. Specific
strategies relating to everything from transcripts and letters of
reference to interviews are described in detail. Although concise
guidelines are provided, the book lacks concrete examples that might be
useful for those who are new to the process of graduate school
admission; nonetheless, to help the novice, the author does identify
common mistakes made in graduate school applications. Perhaps his
book’s most valuable resource is a checklist of strategies that
students can use, beginning in their freshman year, to increase their
chances of admission to graduate studies.

Notwithstanding Mumby’s dubious claim that grade point averages in
the B range are sufficient for entry into graduate school, this book is
a useful resource for would-be applicants.

Citation

Mumby, Dave G., “Graduate School: Winning Strategies for Getting in with or without Excellent Grades,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed October 8, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/4133.