A life in academia can be immensely rewarding, but you should be aware that the academic job market has been very challenging of late.  These links may help you make an informed decision regarding grad schools.  Please don't hesitate to talk to your Union professors too!

 (All links current as of March 2003.)

 

Union students should click here for free GRE test prep materials; access may be campus-only.

For advice:

 http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Grad_School/default.htm

 http://www.cgsnet.org/ResourcesForStudents/index.htm

 http://www.mla.org/www_mla_org/reports/reports_main.asp?mode=subpage&area=&sub=rep7220012626

 http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/graduate.html

 http://info.acm.org/crossroads/xrds1-2/advice1.html

 http://www.cs.indiana.edu/how.2b/how.2b.html


For a list of strong graduate programs in English:

 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/phdhum/brief/eglish_brief.php
 


Getting in:

http://www.gettingintogradschool.com

http://iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel/


About the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) general and subject tests which
most grad schools require:

 www.gre.org

For information regarding the job market for English Ph.D.'s.

 http://www.mla.org/main_jil.htm


For general information about working in the world of academia:

 http://www.chronicle.com/

 http://www.mla.org