Two very good articles from Inchemistry November/December 1999.
ACS Graduate Education Web site and the Office of Graduate Education - Many resources here!
ACS Directory of Graduate Research - Electronic searchable version. Your library may have hardcopy.
Graduate School and You - Not specific to chemistry
Applying to Graduate School
Graduate Record Exam
(lots of advice as well as registration information!)
- General Exam: take by computer almost any
time at numerous locations
- Chemistry Exam: limited locations
and dates (sign up in Sept. of Senior year)
Letters
of Recommendation
How
to Write a Personal Statement
Rankings:
- Links to many rankings! -
National Research Council 1994 and others. See also
customizeable rankings based on the 1994 NRC survey.
Success in Graduate School:
Survey on Doctoral Education and Career Preparation -
Surviving and Succeeding in Graduate School - Lots of articles from About.com
How Grad School differs from Undergrad
How to Study in Grad School
Graduate School Survival Guide - with links to many similar sites.
Advisor Time - If you have a subscription to C&EN, see the letter by Randall Watson in the issue of Sept. 17, 2001. Otherwise, see this summary.
Intellectual Development of a Researcher - Some thoughts by Ted
Dibble. The hard part is encouraging or developing the attitudes
that lead to this development!
Expectations
: from undergrad researcher to 4th year grad student
Self-quiz
: How have you been growing as a researcher?
Industrial Careers
American
Chemical Society (Careers and Jobs)
( job ads, resume posting, salary info., and more!)
Successful
Industrial Careers - short version of 2005 presentation by Art Stipanovic
Posters and Talks
Design
of Large Format Posters
Tips
for Better PowerPoint Presentations
Edward Tufte - The
guru for conveying information in words and images
Last modified June, 2005 by T. Dibble