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PREPARING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS. APPLICATION HINTS. Make your application easy to read. Keep your essays to a reasonable length. Convey a sense of focus and excitement. Emphasize your ability and potential for C.I.R.S. C reativity I ntegration
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PREPARING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
APPLICATION HINTS • Make your application easy to read. • Keep your essays to a reasonable length. • Convey a sense of focus and excitement. • Emphasize your ability and potential for C.I.R.S. • Creativity • Integration • Research • Synthesis • Get your application in early.
APPLICATION HINTS • Convey the societal importance of your work. • Get great letters of recommendation from faculty members.
APPLICATIONS • Graduate school and fellowship applications are your personal business plan. • Successful professionals are extremely good at convincing others to invest resources in them. • You must apply to have a chance to win. • Do not self-select yourself out of the race.
COMPONENTS OF A GOOD BUSINESS PLAN • Transcript • GRE general scores • Essay/biosketch • Letters of recommendation • MS/Ph.D. intent • Research area
QUALIFICATIONS:GEORGIA TECH ADMISSION • GPA > 3.3 (Mechanical Engineering) • GPA > 3.0 (Nuclear Engineering /Medical Physics) • Graduate Record Exams • Verbal around 153 • Quantitative 155 • Analytical writing 4.0 • GRE Engineering is not required
QUALIFICATIONS:GEORGIA TECH GRA • GPA 3.7 • Graduate Record Exams • Verbal around 153 • Quantitative 155 • Analytical writing 4.0