{"id":102,"date":"2015-06-25T02:44:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T02:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:46:55","slug":"after-college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/for-students\/after-college\/","title":{"rendered":"After College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are planning to apply to\u00a0graduate school or preparing\u00a0to launch your career, we are here to help you plan how to successfully transition into the next phase of your educational and professional journey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-custom-gallery su-custom-gallery-align-left su-custom-gallery-title-never left\">\n<div class=\"su-custom-gallery-slide\" style=\"width:600px;height:400px\"><a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/13466089_10154055075006609_3653619924382041854_n.jpg\" alt=\"13466089_10154055075006609_3653619924382041854_n\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><span class=\"su-custom-gallery-title\">13466089_10154055075006609_3653619924382041854_n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">Graduate School<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undocumented students are eligible for admission to any graduate program at the University of Washington. The following\u00a0information can help you to begin your planning process to apply to a graduate program at the University of Washington. We also encourage you to <a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/about\/contact\/\">contact us and\/or visit us at the LWB Office<\/a> so we can help you access\u00a0additional resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #4b2e83;\">Graduate Student Equity and Excellence (GSEE)<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a unit of the UW Graduate School, the Office of Graduate Student Equity and Excellence (GSEE) is committed to serving the needs of students of color and students from other underrepresented groups, while simultaneously fostering an educational and social environment in which all students can learn and develop through experiences rich in cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uw.edu\/equity-justice\/undocumented-students\/#:~:text=GSEE%20encourages%20prospective%20and%20current,email%20uwgsee%40uw.edu\">We encourage you to\u00a0visit GSEE&#8217;s page on Prospective and Current Undocumented Students to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #4b2e83;\"><strong>Contact information:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G-1 Communications, Suite 034 \u00a0| \u00a0Box 353770 \u00a0| \u00a0Seattle, Washington 98195<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phone: 206.543.9016 \u00a0| \u00a0Email: gomap@uw.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #4b2e83;\">Graduate Toolkit<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><center><a class=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/lwb_graduate_toolkit.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/lwb_graduate_toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3809 size-half\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Graduate-Toolkit-1-375x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Graduate-Toolkit-1-375x482.jpg 375w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Graduate-Toolkit-1-233x300.jpg 233w, http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Graduate-Toolkit-1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/center><center>(If on Mac, two finger press and open in new tab. The image is a link)<\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">Professional School<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some Professional Schools at the University of Washington allow undocumented students to apply for admissions. We recommend reaching out to the following key allies for additional information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.washington.edu\/diversity\/Default.aspx\">UW School of Law<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.uw.edu\/directory\/staff\/bailey-chris\/\">Chris Bailey<\/a>\u00a0(chrisbai@uw.edu) Assistant Dean for Admissions &amp; Financial Aid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/\">UW School of Medicine<\/a> &#8211; Stella Yee (stellay@uw.edu), Director of Admissions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">Paying for Graduate School or Professional School<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resources to pay for graduate school or professional schools\u00a0will vary widely depending on where you attend and the programs you qualify for. At the University of Washington,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if an undocumented graduate student has DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), they are eligible for consideration of Academic Student Employee positions, including teaching assistantships (TAs), research assistantships (RAs), and staff assistantships (GSAs).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uw.edu\/graduate-student-funding\/funding-information-for-students\/assistantships\/\">Graduate School&#8217;s Assistantships page<\/a> to learn more. We also encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uw.edu\/directory_entry\/office-of-graduate-student-equity-excellence\/\">contact GSEE\u00a0<\/a>to learn more about additional possible funding sources available to undocumented students.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div class=\"card-header\" id=\"accordion-header\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse\"><span class=\"btn-text\">Career Search<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse\" class=\"collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" role=\"region\">\n<p>Ready to explore your career or looking for a dream job or internship? Create your resume and cover letter, meet your department career advisor, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.careers.uw.edu\/\">UW Academic Career Center<\/a>, go to career fair, talk to your friends and alumni, go to interviews, then experience and reach your career goal. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are planning to apply to\u00a0graduate school or preparing\u00a0to launch your career, we are here to help you plan how to successfully transition into the next phase of your educational and professional journey. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4270,"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/4270"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/lwb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}