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Press Release – Graduate School on a Budget

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Media Contact:

Vicky Lynch

(630) 362-8829

vlynchpr@gmail.com

 

Get What You Want From Your Graduate Degree

Laura Gilbert, Ph.D., Author, Speaker and Founder of Back to School for Grownups.com Provides Essential Advice for Getting What You Want Out of Higher Education

[St. Paul, MN]— Although advanced education is an investment — in you, your career and your community, the upfront cost in time and money is certainly staggering.  Graduate school can definitely be the answer to gaining marketable skills in your dream field, but in this new educational landscape, students who take the time to identify what they want from the degree before the application process will get much more for their money.

 

According to Dr. Laura Gilbert, founder of the blog, Back to School for Grownups and author of the new book, Graduate School on a Budget (October, 2011), “It’s time to take a different view; one that puts the student at the center and the degree and institution as secondary.”  Continued…

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By laura – December 26, 2011

Graduate School on a Budget – for Kindle

Looking for a book for your new Kindle? Now you can download the new Kindle version of Graduate School on a Budget at Amazon.com and learn how to earn a graduate degree without going broke.  Amazon Prime members read for FREE!

For a full Press Kit or to schedule an interview contact Vicky Lynch, Lynch Public Relations at vlynchpr@gmail.com.

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By laura – December 25, 2011

Interview on Mom Talk Radio with Maria Bailey

On December 25 at 8 pm Eastern Time tune in to hear my conversation with Maria Bailey, mom of three teenagers and host of Mom Talk Radio.  Maria had some great questions!  http://www.momtalkradio.com/index.php/listen-now

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By laura – December 24, 2011

Free Online Courses With Credentials from MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is expanding their OpenCourseWare program that currently offers course material for 2,100 courses online for free.  Now bright, self-motivated students can sign up to earn a certificate with the MIT stamp – for almost free (some “affordable charge” for the actual certificate has yet to be determined).

Read the full article here.

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By laura – December 20, 2011

Financial Aid and Scholarship

Expert Mark Kantrowitz sheds light on recent changes to financial aid and scholarships in this series of seven posts in the NYT.

The first post (Nov 14):   http://nyti.ms/sBWdkV

The final post (Nov 20): http://nyti.ms/sJ90li.

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By laura – November 20, 2011