Application Timetable for Graduate School
Sumycin For Sale
Avodart No Prescription
Buy Actos No Prescription
Buy Online Glucotrol
Buy Xeloda Online
Lopid For Sale
Lisinopril No Prescription
Buy Parlodel No Prescription
Buy Online V-gel
Buy Prevacid Online
Ultracet For Sale
Lexapro No Prescription
Buy Lioresal No Prescription
Buy Online Zoloft Ultram
Buy Diarex Online
Reosto For Sale
Clomid No Prescription
Buy Dostinex No Prescription
Buy Zantac Online
Buy Online Clarinex
Buy Trimox No Prescription
Prinivil No Prescription
Wellbutrin For Sale
Buy Viagra Jelly Online
Buy Online Propecia
If you’re thinking about going to graduate school, you should begin planning at least 15 months before the program starts.
Here is a typical application timetable:
June to August
- Think about what type of graduate school you want to attend and what you want to achieve.
- Compile a list of potential graduate schools you’d like to attend.
- Visit the grad school websites to see what the application process is like
- Start thinking about who should write recommendations for you
- Research financial aid sources for grad students
- Find out what standardized tests you’ll need to take - and how much time you’ll need to prepare. For example: GMAT (Business School), LSAT (Law School), MCAT (Medical School), GRE (Humanities) . . .
- Research test preparation courses for your program
September
- Request applications if the school’s website doesn’t provide it online
- Register for any standardized tests you need to take
- Write a first draft of your application essay
- Take a test preparation course
- Start visiting graduate schools you are serious about attending
- Request your undergraduate transcripts
- Create a list of schools you plan on applying to (with their application deadlines)
October/November
- Start talking with those people you want to recommend you, and ask them to submit their recommendation within a month
- Take your standardized exam(s)
December
- Write a second draft of your positioning paper
- Submit your applications for financial aid
- Make sure all recommendation letters have been sent in
January
- Complete your final draft of your application essay and have it proofread by several different people
- Submit your loan/scholarship applications
- Send in your application essays, forms, et al. to the schools
February
- Prepare yourself for any upcoming interviews at the grad schools you applied to
- Make sure all the grad schools have received your complete application
Upon Acceptance
- Notify the school you plan on attending
- Plan on leaving your job
- Have a party - and get ready for several years of hard work and drinking tons of coffee
Recommended Reading
- How to Get a Great Recommendation Letter
- How to Write a Killer College Application Essay
- The Nuts and Bolts of Time Management
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
August 11th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Good post! So, since we’re to research financial aid sources for graduate school, you want to do a post on those?