The document promotes the benefits of pursuing a graduate degree, noting that graduate students earn more money, advance their knowledge, and have the opportunity to make discoveries that no one else has. It argues that graduate school provides tuition assistance, health insurance, and a yearly salary, and that with a PhD one can inspire others, be a role model, and help save the world through research contributions in important fields like cancer, energy, and more. The document concludes by encouraging the reader to join a research lab, take a GRE prep course, and apply to graduate school programs for the chance to further their education and career.

1. Graduate School
IS
the Next Step
Nuruddeen Lewis
Ph.D. Candidate
Vanderbilt University

2. Why Am I Talking To You

3. Short Bio

4. Why Should You Go to Grad
School?
www.phdcomics.com

5. You’ll Get a Bigger Brain
•Advance your knowledge
•Smarter than almost
everyone
•29% of US has
Bachelor’s
•1% has PhD

6. You’ll Make More Money
• $20,873 > did not finish
H.S.
• $31,071 > H.S.degree
• $56,788 > Bachelor’s
• $82,320 > MS, PhD, or
Prof.

7. You’ll Discover New Things
• Graduation depends
upon it.
• Focus on what you love.
• Do something no one
else has ever done.
• Your chance to make
history!

8. They’ll Pay YOU to do IT
• Tuition > FREE
• Health Insurance >
FREE
• Salary > $25,500/year

9. You’ll Be a Hero
•29% of US has
Bachelor’s degree.
•1% has PhD.
•ONLY 4.5% of all PhD’s
belong to blacks.
•You’ll uplift your race.
•Great role-model.

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Diabetes
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11. What Do You Do NOW?
• Join a research lab!
• Take a GRE prep
course!
• APPLY!!!

12. How Can I Help?
nur.lewis@gmail.com
I’m Your GO-TO GUY!