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Applying: Application Timetable
Below is a timetable for completion of the graduate school application process. Each school and program has its own requirements and deadlines. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they have fulfilled the requirements on time!
Junior Year: Spring - Summer
- Talk to faculty, advisors, counselors, and others to discuss graduate programs
- Read graduate program materials (e.g. Peterson's Guides to Graduate Programs, graduate programs' websites, request catalogs)
- Determine admission and test requirements, application deadlines, text dates, etc.
Senior Year: September - October
- Take graduate admission test(s)
- Write draft of personal statement
- Request letters of recommendation
- Research financial aid options
Senior Year: November - December
- Order official transcripts from the Office of the Registrar
- Finalize State of Purpose according to the graduate program's requirements
- Mail applications in early so that you will have time to attend to missing information
- Contact programs to make sure your application is complete
Senior Year: January - April
- Complete GAPSAF form
- Contact schools about the possibility of visiting
- Discuss acceptances and rejections
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