Saint Louis University's top-ranked graduate programs draw students from around the country and the world. Hear firsthand from students enrolled in programs across the University about why they chose SLU, including:+ SLU's outstanding reputation (0:42)
+ Relationships with faculty (0:56)
+ Opportunities for hands-on experiences (1:04)
+ Career advancement (1:51)Learn more at slu.edu/admission/graduate.Transcript:Carter Jensen: Going to grad school, I wanted an environment of collaboration. I didn't want to be one of several hundred people in a classroom, I wanted to be in an environment where my professors could really get to know me and that really drew me here.Angelique Brown-Wiggin: There haven't been a lot of other programs that I've seen that cater to students so well.Dane Bossert: The main thing was to expand my education, to expand the opportunities that I wouldn't get with just a bachelor's degree. At Saint Louis University, you get to really apply what you're learning in the classroom. It really equips you for things in the future.
Bryce Takenaka: SLU is a really good balance of access to resources, but also a place where you could foster meaningful relationships. The program is incredibly well respected nationwide and really phenomenal faculty.
Denae Cherry: Of course, everything that I learned in undergrad, I don't remember all of it. They were willing to teach me. That was really important to me.
Lisa Cohn: The instructors are really passionate and really care about developing their students and the students are all passionate about being there and want to all learn from each other.
Bryce Takenaka: Students do have the opportunity to engage in professional and networking opportunities.
Dane Bossert:: I did have the opportunity to just grow real-life skills, pave my own way.
Marco Ramirez: At Saint Louis University, I thought the professor, she understood what I wanted as a student but also as kind of like a mentor to me as well. This past summer, I got to intern with Twitter. She's the reason why I was able to do really well on my interview.
Jon Penn Junejo: The pandemic sort of hit, and I wanted to do something that was "essential." So that's what brought me to look at sort of different health care opportunities, and SLU was definitely at the top of my list because it allowed students to get a master's right off the bat.
We definitely had a hands-on approach. I've vaccinated about 250 people since I've been here. A feeling of being invested in our patients’ lives. I don't know if I could have gotten that anywhere aside from SLU. It's changed me for the better.
Angelique Brown-Wiggin: Being in the SLU MBA program has helped me a lot in the role. I was recently promoted while in the MBA program at SLU to the chief of staff to our chief marketing officer.
Bryce Takenaka: I feel like I've grown into a career in public health to fill gaps and inequities in our communities.
Lisa Cohn: It's exciting and it makes me feel like I'm prepared for the next phase in my career.Carter Jensen: It's still kind of a "pinch me" moment that I'm here and that I'm able to study things like this. The path it's leading you down—it's really rewarding.
Dane Bossert: SLU has definitely been that community-focused experience that I hoped it would be. So I'm excited to finish up and tell people that I have my degree from SLU because of the reputation that's behind it.
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