Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Holds Law School and Graduate School Interest Meeting

Staff Writer

   The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences held an informal interest meeting for students who wish to graduate from law school Sept. 11.  

    Rejena Saulsberry, assistant professor of Criminal Justice, Carol Strong, assistant professor of Political Science, Jennifer Freer, Benjamin Brown, assistant professor of Psychology, Kyle Day, assistant professor of History and Clint Young hosted the meeting.

   Strong introduced other faculty members and talked about the Graduate Record Exam and how to prepare for the exam. She made many points on practice tests, planning ahead and preparation. She also strongly emphasized planning ahead and using study groups. Strong announced she has formed study groups with some of her students who decided to take the GRE.

   Strong introduced Freer as the next speaker. Freer provided a presentation that can be found online at career.work.edu.  She supported points made by and took notes for the other instructors as well as contributed advice when speaking on her presentation about applying for graduate school.

   “This is your chance to stand out,” Freer said

   Day made the introduction about the GRE for the History department. He supported the efforts of Strong and invited the students to take part in her study groups.

    “I went to take my GRE and didn’t study at all. I got up at 3:30 in the morning and drank a gallon on coffee. I was not prepared at all. The second time I was actually more of an adult about it… a lot more relaxed. From my doddering experience, don‘t do what I did," Day said.

   He spoke about what to look for in the GRE and the usefulness of a dictionary in preparing for the exam. He also recommended taking the exam twice.

   Young described what the GRE is and what is comprised of the GRE.  He named the sections of the exam as being Reading, Language, Mathematics, and Analytical Thinking and Writing. He and Strong explained the merits of the exam and its costs.

   "The entry fee is up to $200, but very worth it in the long run,” Strong said.

   Brown and Saulsberry contributed to the meeting by expanding on the subjects made by other instructors as well as giving advice about applying for funding and finding mentors to help on the way through graduate school.

   Each instructor supported the advice and words of the other professor. They all emphasized on preparation and planning for the various graduate exams and schools.

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