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1 Graduate School Application Process & GREs Group 11 A-D Stacey Czamara & Sarah Potter

2 Outline   Admission Criteria   Time Table   Obtaining and Filling Out Application Forms   GRE

3 Criteria for Admission   Application Fees   GPA minimum   Transcripts   Entrance Exams  Letters of Recommendation  Personal Statement  Interview  Resume/VITA

4 TIME LINE

5 JUNIOR YEAR

6 FALL  Make tentative decisions  Get advice  Admission requirements  Know professors  Honor societies  Field experience  Study for GRE http://www.oneonta.edu/development/cdc/pages/Grad_School/requirements.asp

7 SPRING  Time table  Choosing schools  Consider Alternatives

8 SUMMER  Request information  Visit schools  Final decision  Register and take tests  Calculate fees and travel costs

9 SENIOR YEAR

10  Register/Retake tests  Consult for advice  Job hunt  Financial aid  Draft your personal statement  Letters of recommendation  Fill out applications SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

11  Finalize personal statements  Apply for financial aid  Request transcripts  Reminder/receive letters of recommendation NOVEMBER

12  Send out application packets  Track materials  Thank you letters of recommendation  Attend interviews  FAFSA  Wait... DECEMBER/JANUARY

13  Accept/decline offers  Inform letters of recommendation writers of results  Visit  Intensify job search MARCH/APRIL

14 GRADUATE MAY

15 REFERENCES Oneonta State College Career Center http://www.oneonta.edu/development/cdc/pages/Grad_School/timetable.asp The Psychology Graduate Applicant’s Portal http://www.psychgrad.org/timeline.html About.com http://gradschool.about.com/cs/overviewtimetable/a/timetable.htm

16 Applications

17 SUNY Stony Brook Peterson’s Guide

18 GRE Graduate Record Examination

19 GRE GENERAL  $115 registration fee  Includes:  75 minutes- Analytical writing (2 tasks)  30 min- 30 Q- Verbal  45min- 45 Q- Quantitative  May also include an experimental section (verbal or quantitative) and occasionally- optional research section

20  Things every test taker should know:  Video taped taking computerized test  Do you prefer being hot or cold?  Mandatory tutorials on computer  Can’t go back to previous questions on computer  Harder Q are worth more that easier Q  Computer GRE adapts to your skill level  Not penalized for incorrect answers so take an educated guess  Breaks: 1 min- 10min- 1min

21  Verbal:  8-10 antonym  6-8 analogy  5-7 sentence completions  6-10 reading comprehension  Quantitative:  14 quantitative comparison  10 discrete quantitative  4 data interpretation format  Analytical Writing  Issue Task  Argument Task

22 GRE SPECIFIC  $130 registration fee  210 multiple choice questions:  40% experimental or natural science  43% social or social science  17% general  Usually offered:  October or November  December  April

23  Format:  200-220 Questions  170 minutes  No separately timed sections  Computerized and paper- same rules apply as the general GRE

24  Involve:  Recalling factual information  Analyzing relationships  Applying principles  Drawing conclusions  Evaluating research,  Identifying researchers and theorists

25 References GRE Official Website www.gre.org Green, S.W. & Wolf, I. (2003). How to prepare for the GRE test: Graduate Record Examination, 15 th edition. Hauppauge, New York: Barron’s. Palmer, E.L. & Thompson-Schill, S. L. (2001). How to prepare for the GRE Psychology: Graduate Record Examination in Psychology, 5 th edition. Hauppauge, New York: Barron’s


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