Monthly Archives: October 2008

Should you go to graduate school in philosophy?

By John Basl | Published: October 29, 2008
David Brink recently did a 2 page write up about graduate study in philosophy. It is well worth reading (I’m hosting it locally here). The section titles are: 1. Is graduate study right for you? 2. What to expect in graduate school 3. Applying to graduate school 4. Deciding where to go He provides a nice summary of important information [...]
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Kvanig on Grad School Applications and GRE Scores

By John Basl | Published: October 29, 2008
This is a bit old but I haven’t had a chance to post about it yet. Over at Certain Doubts, Kvanig gives an argument for a reassessment of the way GRE scores should be taken into account by admissions committees. I do have a view about the way GRE scores should count but [...]
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Back to blogging!

By John Basl | Published: October 25, 2008
Hey all, Thanks to a lot of help from Ev, the blog is now on a new server, running new software, at a new url, and ready to written to. Just as before, the blog also serves as my webpage and you’ll notice more sections getting added up top (right now there is just a [...]
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Application Season 2008

By John Basl | Published: October 25, 2008
It appears to be application season again. As usual, I’m posting the links to files and posts that might be of use to those applying to gradute school. I’ve only included links to posts and files on the main parts of the application process. Those interested can dig around for stats on admissions and [...]
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