Timeline
Spring Semester - Junior Year
- Discuss graduate education options with faculty and career advisor
- Research programs
- Obtain application packages. (if possible)
- Develop a timeline for the application process.
Summer Before - Senior Year
- Sign up for required standardized test.
- Prepare for and take the tests.
- If possible, visit prospective campuses.
Fall Semester - Senior Year
- Meet with faculty members to discuss your personal statement (EARLY).
- Ask for letters of recommendation. Give them the necessary information to write your references (forms, resume, personal statement, etc.) (EARLY).
- Attend appropriate graduate education fairs and events
- Verify deadline, including those for financial aid.
- Inquire about Assistantships and Fellowships.
- Complete your personal statement.
- Order transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.
- Complete application forms. (Do a draft on a photocopy first).
End of Fall/ beginning of Spring semester - Senior Year
- Submit applications (at least 2 weeks before published deadline).
- Contact institutions to ensure your applications were received.
- Some programs may require you to visit campus to interview for the program or for assistantships.
Alumni and students graduating in DECEMBER, you will need to adjust your application timeline. Check with the programs you are applying to for admission. Some allow "rolling" admissions (spring semester start) while others only start during the fall.