No general answer exists to the questions posed above, but there are sources from which the individual student can receive assistance.
Graduate work is a significant commitment for an individual to assume.
Careful consideration of the pros and cons will save hours of uncertainty. This webpage has been arranged into four general topic areas to address these and other issues related to graduate work. The topics include investigating and selecting graduate programs, application and admissions process, obtaining financial assistance, and a bibliography of resource materials. The junior year, and no later than the beginning of the second semester of the junior year, is the time most students seriously consider graduate work. If you wish to delay graduate study after receipt of your baccalaureate degree, begin planning approximately 18 months before expected entrance.