If you're a college graduate, you know that college is expensive and that thinking about financing graduate school can be stressful. In fact, without scholarship aid, many students would not be able to afford college at all, let alone attend graduate school.

But if you really invest the time to do your research, you can find numerous ways to fund your tuition!

Happy Holidays from the Admissions Team here at West Virginia University!

WVU is dedicated to providing you with the most helpful tips and advice possible when it comes to your questions and concerns surrounding graduate school.

That’s why we’ve taken the time in this blog post to list out the eight downloadable, graduate admissions resources we've crafted over the last several months.

When you think of economics, your mind probably doesn’t automatically go to what Homer Simpson would have to say about the field. But if you look close enough, you’ll see that there is a lot of economics you can learn from The Simpsons main character. At least that’s what Economics Professor Dr. Joshua Hall thinks, and that’s why he wrote a book entitled Homer Economicus: The Simpsons and Economics.

Here are four economics lessons from Homer Simpson by way of Dr. Hall.

Are you considering what it would mean to pursue an MBA?

Are you wondering what an MBA Ambassador has to say about his time at WVU?

We chatted with Thomas O’Neil, WVU student and MBA Ambassador, and got his take on the MBA program at West Virginia University, what it means to pursue entrepreneurship, his on-campus involvement, and how WVU’s faculty and curriculum inspired him to look beyond traditional business models and ideologies.

Here at West Virginia University, the Admissions Team thinks it’s really important to highlight students who excel academically but who are also diverse in a variety of ways.

That’s why we reached out to Sally Ayob, an international student who came all the way from Egypt to pursue her master’s (and now her Ph.D.) at West Virginia University.

Here’s what Sally had to say.

Believe it or not, design was once viewed as a luxury, not an importance. Marketers and business-minds-alike were more concerned with getting the information dispersed, and if it looked pretty … well, that’s good too.

But today, consumers are demanding much more thought behind the campaign, product, or service. With technology readily available, consumers are informed, and their attention is much harder to grab (not to mention the thousands of businesses vying for their attention).

Businesses...

The Journalism Field

Journalism is the art of storytelling.

Writing, editing, and effectively communicating these stories are the skills that form a journalist’s foundation. But with the rise of social media, the field of journalism is taking on new dimensions. These new dimensions require a deep and varied repertoire of skills.

In addition to fundamental skills, journalists in today’s market are expected to be experienced in, or at least familiar with — social media, various forms of visual...

You’re a freshman in college. You choose your major based on your current interests, but upon graduation, you realize that your pursuits have changed. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone!

West Virginia University understands that transitioning from one area of study to another can be difficult. That’s why we talked to Rickie Huffman, a WVU student who gave us some insight regarding her journey in switching fields of study. 

She explains how changing fields of study, her graduate...

As the human population ages, the health care industry must strive to meet the demands of inevitable changes. Simply put, we will always have evolving health care needs, so in turn, we will always need professionals to care for and assess our health.

The health care industry is among the fastest growing — with the employment of health care occupations expected to grow about 19 percent between 2014 and 2024.

But in order to address the complexities of modern health science, it’s imperative that...

At first glance, it is difficult to understand the difference between computer science and computer engineering. There is a great deal of overlap between the two fields. Both fields work with computer software and hardware, both require a working knowledge of advanced mathematical principles, and both necessitate creative problem-solving skills.  

However, there are some key differences between computer science and computer engineering. If you are looking to pursue a postgraduate degree in these...