Careers in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, and Secondary School Teaching which require Professional licensing. Careers with a laboratory science component or field work. Some pursue a graduate degree as a way to change careers or seek advancement in their job. Others go to graduate school simply because they love the subject matter and want to pursue it in greater depth. Students should begin with an honest period of self-assessment, in which they clearly define the reasons they are going to graduate school and how graduate school will help them in their career aspirations.
Graduate schools consider a number of factors in their admissions decisions.
Assess your credentials to see if you are a competitive candidate. If you have a 2.0, then you do not have a good chance of getting into most graduate schools. For example, a chemistry major might have a very high GPA in the major, less strong outside of it, which is okay. Schools might also focus on your performance in your junior and senior years as more representative of your abilities. Schools will consider your research experience as one way to evaluate your candidacy.