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Graduate School

Graduate School. Application Elements. Application and Fee Personal Statement/Letter of Intent Letters of Recommendation Transcripts GRE Scores Financial Aid Application (inc. FAFSA) Supplemental Materials. Tips for Application Success. Undergraduate Years Choosing Programs

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Graduate School

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  1. Graduate School

  2. Application Elements • Application and Fee • Personal Statement/Letter of Intent • Letters of Recommendation • Transcripts • GRE Scores • Financial Aid Application (inc. FAFSA) • Supplemental Materials

  3. Tips for Application Success • Undergraduate Years • Choosing Programs • Making Contact • Letters of Recommendation • Personal Statement

  4. Undergraduate Years • Relationships with faculty • Grades and GPA • Selecting courses • Statistics • Biology • Exposure to several substantive areas • Minor/concentration that makes sense

  5. Undergraduate Years • Research • Relationships with faculty • Experience • Exposure to professional world • Understanding

  6. GRE – General & Subject Test • http://www.gre.org/ • October deadline for scores • Study and/or Practice • Latin: roots, prefixes, suffixes • Algebra, Geometry • Anxiety/Stress reduction

  7. Finding Programs • Internet Search • GradPsych Online (Cheap subscriptions) • http://www.allpsychologyschools.com • http://www.psychgrad.org • http://www.socialpsychology.org • Books • APA Directory of Programs ($24.95/$21.95)

  8. Choosing a Program • Find the “Best Fits” possible • Degrees and concentrations offered • Faculty research • Training philosophy and orientation: academics, clinicians, researchers • Contact with faculty

  9. Making Contact • Networking • Conventions & Conferences • Faculty Connections • Initiating Contact via Email • Short, simple, succinct • Specific questions • Don’t try too hard to impress

  10. Other Factors to Consider • Location • Cost/Financial Aid • Degrees Offered • Substantive Concentration Areas • GPA/GRE requirements • Cost of Living • Housing, food, public transportation • Funding for research and travel

  11. Other Factors to Consider • Thesis vs. non-Thesis options • Research fit • Successful contacts established • Profile of successful applicants • Graduate placement rate • Interviews • Required by some programs, usually clinical • Travel expenses

  12. Good Advice • Be Realistic! • GRE, GPA, etc. • Expenses: App Fee, GRE scores ($12) • How many to apply to • As many as possible • 2-3 long shots • 5-10 competitive • 2-3 sure things

  13. Letters of Recommendation • Ask in advance • Choose your words carefully • Identify faculty preferences • Discuss deadlines and timing

  14. Timeline • Freshman & Sophomore years • GPA and extracurricular/volunteer • Get involved in research • Junior year • Identify substantive area • GRE (General, Subject Test) • Build relationships with faculty

  15. Timeline • Summer after Junior year • Program search • Ask faculty about letters of recommendation • Begin personal statement • Senior year • Select programs • Apply

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