Getting into Graduate School - The Series
Should you go to graduate school in archaeology? How do you pick a school? What's the application process like? These are questions that only somebody who has been through the process can tell you; and fortunately, several former graduate students are willing to share their stories.
2000 National Doctoral Program Survey
From 32,000 student respondents to the survey by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS), comes an assessment of American doctoral programs.
From 32,000 student respondents to the survey by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS), comes an assessment of American doctoral programs.
GradSchools.com
A collection of schools around the planet that provide a graduate education in archaeology.
A collection of schools around the planet that provide a graduate education in archaeology.
Graduate Fellowships in the Social Sciences
From Cornell University, a thick list of places for applying for graduate grants and dissertation research fellowships.
From Cornell University, a thick list of places for applying for graduate grants and dissertation research fellowships.
Graduate School Survival Links
Advice and resources from Zulfikar Ramzan at MIT.
Advice and resources from Zulfikar Ramzan at MIT.
Graduate Student Resources
Some good advice from Robert Hatch at the University of Florida.
Some good advice from Robert Hatch at the University of Florida.
Reforming Graduate Education
A bunch of links to information of interest to prospective graduate students; from PhDs.org.
A bunch of links to information of interest to prospective graduate students; from PhDs.org.
Regional Ranking of Graduate Programs in Anthropology
This list was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 22, 1995, so take it with a grain of salt.
This list was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 22, 1995, so take it with a grain of salt.
Survey of PhD Programs in Archaeology
From the Society for American Archaeology, results of a 1993 survey of professional archaeologists on what they feel are the most important characteristics of an outstanding PhD program (includes a listing of the perceived top 12 schools in the nation).
From the Society for American Archaeology, results of a 1993 survey of professional archaeologists on what they feel are the most important characteristics of an outstanding PhD program (includes a listing of the perceived top 12 schools in the nation).
The Graduate Records Examination
The GRE "measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and that are not related to any specific field of study", and you'll probably need to take it.
The GRE "measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and that are not related to any specific field of study", and you'll probably need to take it.
University Guide from Guardian Unlimited
The Guardian's annual guide to universities ranks them on the basis of a stringent series of staff and student scores.
The Guardian's annual guide to universities ranks them on the basis of a stringent series of staff and student scores.