How I did it: I got good grades in my undergraduate institution and won a fellowship which paid for my tuition and living expenses in grad school.  While I was a grad student, with the exception of the first semester, I was unemployed.  It gave me more time to study and really absorb the material.

Lessons & tips: Try to talk to other students about the professors.  I ended up in some classes that I didn't feel were worth my time.  However, there were also some wonderful professors that I feel lucky to have known.  I never found a resource at my school that published evaluations of the professors, and it didn't look like anyone was using ratemyprofessor or another similar website.  I should have searched more so I maximized my time and took the best classes possible.    

Resources: --A good computer

Jul 25, 09:51PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers