If you're pursuing a graduate degree, you've heard how important the GRE score is for some programs. Getting a higher GRE score can improve your chances of getting accepted into your dream graduate school and program.

Pro Tip: Check if WVU requires the GRE for your preferred program. Maybe you’ve just received your scores and you’re not happy with the results. How can you improve your GRE score to stand out among other applicants? It won’t happen overnight, but we have some tips for improving...

Accelerated by the pandemic, the future of graduate education is now and unsurprisingly, it’s online. Predictions made by higher education experts indicate a sweeping movement to engage and embrace online learning. Since the end result is the same — a diploma and career advancement — which platform of learning is right for you and your needs? And is an online graduate program worth it for you?

Navigating all of the online and print resources related to the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) can be daunting, to say the least.

But the Admissions professionals here at West Virginia University scoured the web and focused on finding out what questions most aspiring graduate students have regarding the GRE (and answered them below!) so that you can focus your time and energy on actual GRE test prep instead of spending hours figuring out how to prepare.

As consumers living in an interconnected world, we are constantly inundated with brands’ messaging in countless forms — commercials, sponsorships, billboards, email promos, digital ads, and more.

But because we are existing in an overwhelmingly information-filled era, much of the messaging we encounter actually goes unnoticed by us. So, how should marketing communications professionals best address this challenge?

In today’s oversaturated world of messaging, it is absolutely critical for ...

The workforce is rapidly changing — for reasons ranging from economic upheaval, “the great resignation” of 2020, and more. 

In light of an evolving professional landscape, workers every day are deciding to leave jobs that aren’t serving them in search of new opportunities that compliment their long term professional goals, personal interests, and overall happiness/satisfaction.

As a PhD or doctoral candidate, you are already well on your way to obtaining the graduate degree program that is going to serve as a launching pad for the next step in your career. You’ve chosen the university that aligns with your values; you’ve chosen the field of study that matches your long term career goals; and now, you’re making strides to ensure that you are taking advantage of all of the experiential learning opportunities available to you.

Medicine, robotics, manufacturing, social science, public health, engineering, computer sciences — what do all of these industries have in common?These fields may seem wildly different from one another, but they do share a crucial need: the need for skilled researchers.

Social science is an interdisciplinary field that weaves together the observation of human behavior and explores how to make sense of it. Social science includes fields such as economics, sociology, political science, and more. 

But in today’s STEM-focused world, is a social science degree worth it? 

For myriad reasons, millions of people struggle with mental and emotional health. But after thoughtful consideration, many of these people pursue professional help from skilled counselors in hopes of increasing their overall well-being.

Counseling jobs are diverse: a counselor might work in schools or hospitals, with children or adults, with marriages and families, or with those grieving or recovering from substance abuse. No matter what area a counselor decides to work in, their job requires...

“Helicopter parenting” is a term recognized by most, but have you heard of “snowplow parenting?”

This usually begins when an over-parented child begins college, and the parent moves to the role of knocking out any obstacles that might come in the way of their child’s college experience.

As a graduate admissions director, I’m concerned over the increasing number of calls and emails I get from parents on behalf of their child. These check-ins vary from inquiries about graduate school application...