Graduate Study Research Project 19 Fall 2004

Goal To create familiarity with graduate school Admissions requirements and procedures Courses of study Placement statistics

Overall Requirements 1 page analysis of why you want to go to grad school Identify 3 schools—print 2 summary pages from one school Describe admission procedures and standards for each school Write 1 page email recommendation to each from perspective of a faculty member List date for admissions test—how you will prepare Design a specific course of study for 1 school Investigate placement success Discuss financial aid

Deliverables 1 page analysis of reasons Names of 3 schools with admission procedures for each and prints outs for one of them 1 page hypothetical email recommendation Info on plans for admissions test Course of study for 1 school Info on placement success of school Info on financial aid