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This page is in development; please check back later. Meanwhile, here are some questions and links about graduate study in general that may be useful to you:
Where are you willing to live?
Think about where you'd like to spend the next two years of your life. What's important to you in
a geographic area? Climate? Urban/rural setting? Community diversity? Proximity to
organizations/institutions? Social life/activities? Cost of living? Available health care?
Proximity to family and friends? Availability of part time employment? Academic resources or
writing groups/activities?
What kind of financial aid or support do you need?
Investigate the kinds of financial support available to graduate students in
your targeted programs in the form of teaching assistantships, fellowships,
grants, and other graduate student
appointments. Many schools have general information listed on their web sites.
For more specific information, query the individual programs. Some federal
financial aid in the form of loans is
available. Visit the UW Graduate School's page on finances for links to federal
programs: http://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/fellasst.htm
.
Here are some other places to begin investigating graduate programs:
The Modern Language
Association (MLA) Guide to Graduate Programs in English Studies.
2000 National
Doctoral Program Survey includes
information on student satisfaction with English and American Literature
Programs rated in a number of categories by current and recent PhD students
The Peterson's Guide
to Graduate and Professional Schools
Listing
of the Carnegie Foundation Public and Priviate Doctoral/Research Institutions
Directory of U.S. Graduate
Programs
You can also check the directories and resources located in UW's Suzzalo Library and
at the UW Career Center.
