Graduate school

Preparing to Play: A Qualitative Study of Graduate Students’ Reflections on Learning Play Therapy in n Elementary School. It is always nice to hear input and experiences from students on the same journey that I am on currently. Prior to reading this article, I remember times in my undergraduate career where we would go and volunteer at places like local schools, and lend a helping hand for programs like Habitat for Humanity. I have always wondered if graduate programs offered opportunities like…

Fan Hughes Personal Statement a. Why do you intend to pursue a PhD or an MA in Communication Studies? Not long after graduating from the University of Georgia in May of 2013, I moved to Wyoming and began working within one of the worlds largest nearly enact ecosystems in the world, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. I was inspired by this area on a camping trip as a teenager and quickly made a resolution to live in this breathtaking place as soon as I was able. Since 2013, I’ve worked to…

native language was not English required to pass the TOEF test (English ability test) until it reaches the stander which was established school by school. In addition, the cost of TOEFL test was two hundred dollars each time which are extremely expensive for me. I took TOEFL test for five times but I still not fit my graduate school requirement yet (the graduate school requires 100 out of 120 on TOFEL score). TOEFL test diverse into four different section which includes the reading, listening,…

competent or skilled in doing or using what they learn. Many of them neither see beyond the professor’s lecture or their notes nor are encouraged to do so. A study of literacy on college campuses showed that “more than 50 percent of students at four-year schools and more than 75 percent at two-year colleges lacked the skills to perform complex literacy tasks”. “That means they could not interpret a table about exercise and blood pressure, understand the arguments of newspaper editorials” (NBC…

affect their ability to have successful outcomes in life. As a graduate student in clinical psychology, I would like to conduct research…

(CINAHL), PubMed, and Science Direct. The search was done using the following key words: leadership, nursing, goals, goal-setting, setting goals, and influence. The importance of setting goals must be addressed from the very beginning of nursing graduate school. The transition to advanced practice nurse, such as nurse practitioner (NP), can be a stressful and difficult process for registered nurses (RN) from various perspectives. Additionally, an unsuccessful shift from an often experienced RN…

Introduction As a graduate student juggling the pressures of school, the demands of social relationships, the desire to maintain time for personal care, and the challenges of remaining involved in family life from across the country, stress is a common feeling for me. As a student who came here from Florida solely for school, it has been incredibly challenging to leave my entire support system behind and attempt to adjust to a new culture and lifestyle while also absorbing the stressors…

The major attribute that makes me a worthy candidate for the scholarship award is my commitment to pursue my profession as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). A dream that initiated when I was young and has led me to my graduate program. I believe in the saying, “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort” as told by the former president of the US, Franklin D. Roosevelt. I find happiness in assisting and motivating people who need my help. This has been my…

bilingual experience. He was born in Sri Lanka, where he lived and studied until he left to continue his graduate studies in the United States. It was during his early years that he began studying English. His parent spoke English, rather than their native Tamil when they did not want their son to know what they were talking about. Later, he studied in the United States as a graduate student, and eventually became an English Professor in the University of Jaffna. Growing up in a…

(2001). Mentoring in the preparation of graduate researchers of color. Review of Educational Research, 71 (4), 549-574. Girves, J.E., Zepeda, Y. & Gwathmey, J.K. (2005). Mentoring in a post-affirmative action world. Journal of Social Issues, 61(3), 449-479. Homer. The Odyssey, translated by…