- This timetable is suggested by
Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study and represents
the ideal for most students. However, requirements vary by school
and should be noted.
- Junior Year - Fall and
Spring
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- Research institutions offering graduate programs in your area
of interest.
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- Talk to your academic advisor about graduate school in general,
and ask for advice on programs to research.
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- Narrow your selection to two or three institutions.
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- Investigation national and local scholarships.
- Junior Year - Summer
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- Find out which admission exams are required and pick up test
bulletins.
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- Request the school catalog, application materials, and
financial aid information online or by telephone.
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- Write to the prospective department for additional information
regarding graduate assistantships offered by the university. Pay
close attention to application deadlines.
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- Visit the institutions of interest.
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- Check on application deadlines and admissions procedures.
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- Begin to prepare your application forms and application
essay.
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- For medical, dental, osteopathy, podiatry, or law school, you
may need to register for the national application or data assembly
service most programs use.
- Senior Year - Fall
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- Obtain letters of recommendation.
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- Take graduate admissions tests if you haven't already.
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- Send in completed applications and other required materials by
the deadline to both the Graduate Admissions Office and the
prospective department.
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- Send a deposit to your institution of choice.
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- Register for the Graduate and Professional Financial Aid
Service if required.
- Senior Year - Spring
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- Check with all institutions before the deadline to make sure
your application file is complete.
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- Prepare for a visit and possible interview with institutions
that have an interest in you.
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- Notify other colleges and universities that accepted you of
your acceptance to a program, so they may admit students on their
waiting list.
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- Send thank you notes to people who wrote your recommendation
letters, informing them of your success.
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