Applying to a doctorate program part 1

With the amount of schools that offer doctorate programs, which school should you be applying to for the Ph.D?

Do you know what degree to pursue and will the degree actually help you get the job you want?

As I venture through the many Ph.D school options, for profit and not-for-profit, I was wondering who else has had questions about which school and which program should be chosen. If I want to work in higher education either as a Professor or at the administration level, then I assume I would need to apply to a Ed.D program which focuses on higher education. But honestly there is no college program which can guarantee that I will get a job which my degree is in. I also don’t want to make a mistake and spend 3-7 years completing my degree where my degree from XYZ school will be looked at as a joke. (Yes all these questions do cross my mind.)

How long is the program to achieve the graduate degree? Is it a 2 year, 3 year or 7 year Ph.D program? Is it a distance study, self-motivated program, all in-person classroom, or online classrooms with a few weeks of in-person residency plus video conferencing?

So once the school is decided upon, now the application process. From filing the FAFSA forms, potential grants to the application and then the entrance essay which is needed. Many applications charge a fee plus having to get your transcripts sent to the potential graduate school. Some colleges even charge to have your official transcripts sent!

What is the next step? You made the decision to apply which you thought was hard.

How do you get motivated to write a 5 page college entrance essay?

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