grad school
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Definition
Noun: A division of a university, or a separate institution, that provides advanced academic programs and awards postgraduate degrees, such as master's degrees and doctorates, following the completion of a bachelor's degree.
Usage
"Grad school" is an informal, commonly used term in American English. It refers specifically to the institution or the experience of pursuing education beyond an undergraduate (bachelor's) level. * She decided to apply to grad school to get her Master's in Engineering. * Life in grad school involves a lot of research and writing.
Advanced Usage
- "to be in grad school": to be currently enrolled in a postgraduate program.
- He's been in grad school for three years working on his PhD.
- "to go to grad school": to begin or attend a postgraduate program.
- After working for two years, she plans to go to grad school.
Variants and Related Words
- Graduate school (noun): The formal, full term for "grad school." The meanings are identical.
- The university's graduate school has a strong reputation.
- Graduate student (noun): A person who is studying in a grad school program.
- As a graduate student, her tuition was covered by a teaching assistantship.
- Postgraduate study (noun): A more formal synonym, common in British English, for education after a first degree.
Synonyms
- Postgraduate school
- Postgraduate studies (refers more to the activity than the institution)
Related Phrases
- "Grad school applications": The process and materials required to apply for postgraduate programs.
- Finishing her grad school applications was a huge relief.
- "Grad school advisor": A professor who guides a graduate student's academic work and research.
- Her grad school advisor helped her publish her first paper.
Noun
- a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree