Graduating with your undergraduate degree is both extremely relieving and incredibly daunting. Am I ready for the world? Is graduate school in my future? How should I prepare for the next step in my education? Credentials aside, there is something to be said for those who take it upon themselves to continue their education on their own time. A determining factor in what to study is the subject on which you intend to focus in graduate school.
Those looking to work in a hard or soft science, accounting,
or most fields concerning number crunching should consider brushing up on the
ins and outs of Microsoft Excel. Learning how to create spreadsheets,
analyze data, and implement equations into your cells to expedite information
will keep you one step ahead of the game. It might also help to learn basic programming
languages to write scripts for a study.
Maybe your future lies in marketing, sales, or some other
area where presentation is one of the keys to success. Having just recently
graduated, I remember multiple occasions in which a late night and a hasty
PowerPoint presentation had me sweating bullets in hopes that I had done it
well. Learning how to present your ideas efficiently in a well-organized
presentation will not only showcase your competence, it will also make you feel
more confident in your understanding of the material. Recent graduates may also greatly benefit from taking classes to learn how to communicate
with difficult people and become more confident with public speaking.
Courses like these are great to take, whether you know what
area you will focus on in graduate school or not. UNLV Continuing Education offers courses in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Communication, and many others depending on your interests. Should you still be up in the
air on what direction you want to take, why not sign up for a course to help
you decide? Hone in on your career path with the
course “I Still Don’t Know What I Want To Be When I Grow Up” taught by
Katharine Johnson, M.Ed.
To learn more about classes you can take to help you prepare
for graduate school, take a look at the Job Search, Computers & Technology,
and Communications sections of our catalog:
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