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Starting Your Graduate Career

This page includes some resources that will help you as you begin your graduate career at Vanderbilt University.

  1. Peabody – Ph.D. Graduate Video Profile: Maddy Mavrogordato gives advice to those considering pursuing a Ph.D. at Vanderbilt. (Be sure to click on her additional videos on Life in Nashville, Peabody Support, Research and more.)
  2. Vanderbilt – Learn more about Nashville, your new hometown!
    Includes essentials for the city of Nashville at the VU community
  3. Peabody Office of Professional & Graduate Education (POPGE) – List of resources available to graduate students
    Includes relevant offices, student programs, academic calendar and more
  4. Graduate School – Graduate School Catalog
    Containing general information and courses of study for the current academic year (should be updated each July)
  5. POPGE – Helpful tips on Where to Live in Nashville
    List of various housing resources
  6. POPGE – What to do in Nashville
    Lists of entertainment and events
  7. POPGE – Prezi of “An Introduction to Nashville
    For easiest use, click the buttons on the bottom right of the screen for full screen and autoplay.
  8. POPGE – Campus Map
  9. Graduate School – Student Groups, Centers & Organizations
    A list of student groups, centers and organizations across the university for PhD students.
  10. POPGE – For information on Peabody graduate student groups, visit the Peabody Student Groups page.
  11. ProQuest – Article: “Straight Talk from Recent Grads: Tips for Successfully Surviving Your Doctoral Program
  12. Graduate School – Incoming students
    Information on getting oriented, housing, new residents and more