Is Grad School for Me? - Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen Bipoc Students

“A powerful, intersectional meditation on graduate education. With insight and corazón, the authors have crafted an essential reference work for first-generation, underserved students and their advisors.”—Vicki L. Ruiz, Distinguished Professor of History and Chicano/Latino Studies, University of California, Irvine
 
“An incredible, demystifying resource that should be required reading for anyone thinking about continuing their education beyond a bachelor’s degree.”—La'Tonya Rease Miles, Department of Educational Leadership, Santa Clara University

List of contents

Introduction: The Journey to Is Grad School for Me?

PART ONE: BEFORE APPLYING
1. Demystifying Graduate School and the Hidden Curriculum
2. Is Graduate School Right for Me?
3. Myths and Misconceptions of Graduate School Debunked

PART TWO: THE APPLICATION PROCESS
4. Getting Organized and Creating the Grad School List
5. The Statement of Purpose 
6. The Personal and Diversity Statements
7. Letters of Recommendations, Hidden Costs, Other Components, and the Admissions Timeline

PART THREE: AFTER APPLYING
8. The Application Review Process and Plan Bs
9. Interviews, Relationships, and Funding
10. You Said Yes, Now What? Preparing for the Transition into Graduate School and Beyond

Conclusion: The Impact of Is Grad School for Me?

Notes
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Yvette Martínez-Vu is an academic coach and host of the globally top-rated podcast Grad School Femtoring. She is coeditor of the best-selling Chicana M(other)work Anthology and founder of Grad School Femtoring LLC.
 
Miroslava Chávez-García is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Faculty Director of the UCSB McNair Scholars Program. She is author of Migrant Longing, States of Delinquency, and Negotiating Conquest.

Product details

• Authors: Miroslava Chavez-Garcia, Yvette Chavez-Garcia Martinez-Vu, Yvette Martínez-Vu
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2024
• EAN: 9780520393981
• ISBN: 978-0-520-39398-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; EDUCATION / General, STUDY AIDS / College Entrance, STUDY AIDS / Graduate School Guides, Organization & management of education, Relating to indigenous peoples, Educational administration and organization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Relating to Native American people, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Relating to African American / Black American people