| _____ 1. |
Request program and financial
aid applications from the schools to which you have decided
to apply. |
| _____ 2. |
Make a folder for each university. |
| _____ 3. |
In each folder, include an index card
that has a checklist of all thematerials needed for that school
and their deadlines. |
| _____ 4. |
Fill out applications and place them
in the corresponding folder. |
| _____ 5. |
Register for the appropriate graduate
entrance exam(s); STUDY! |
| _____ 6. |
Send in GRE registration fees. |
| _____ 7. |
Take the earliest possible GRE (that
you can be prepared for) in case you need to retake it to
improve your scores. |
| _____ 8. |
Complete your personal statement. |
| _____ 9. |
Get your personal statement proofread
by someone else (preferably a faculty member). |
| _____ 10. |
Ask at least three faculty members to
write letters of recommendation. |
| _____ 11. |
Request transcripts for faculty members.
|
| _____ 12. |
Provide faculty members with a recommendation
letter folder that includes your personal statement, transcripts,
test scores, recommendation forms from the universities, an
addressed, stamped envelope for each university , and the
deadlines (at least a week before the actual application deadline
). |
| _____ 13. |
Put final draft of personal statements
in each folder. |
| _____ 14. |
Place application fees or fee waivers
in the appropriate folder. |
| _____ 15. |
Request transcripts from current and
previous universities. |
| _____ 16. |
Mail/deliver thank you notes to faculty
members who wrote your letters. |
| _____ 17. |
Visit schools/attend interviews if asked.
|
| _____ 18. |
Accept/Decline offers (usually by April
15). |
