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Applying               to               graduate               school               requires               preparation.

However,               though               we               can               readily               find               information               regarding               "how               to               apply,"               it's               far               more               difficult               to               know               precisely               and               succinctly               how               to               prepare               for               applying.

Successful               preparations               are,               arguably,               just               as               important               as               the               application               process               itself.

The               following               advice               comes               from               someone               who               worked               hard,               learned,               prepared               in               the               following               ways,               and               actually               got               into               graduate               school:               namely,               me.

1.

If               you               don't               already               have               a               professor               (or               another               type               of               relevant               professional,               e.g.

a               lawyer               or               judge)               mentoring               you,               get               one.

Here's               how               you               go               about               attaining               a               mentor.

First,               pick               a               professor               or               two,               who               you               like               and               for               whom               you               have               demonstrated               the               ability               to               critically               reason               your               way               through               somewhat               difficult               material.

If               you               have               already               taken               classes               from               these               individuals,               make               sure               you               got               an               "A"               in               their               classes.

If               you               are               in               the               midst               of               your               first               class(es)               with               the               professors               of               your               choice,               make               sure               that               you               have               shown               yourself               to               be               a               hard               worker,               and               that               you               are               getting               an               "A."               Next,               visit               these               people               during               their               office               hours.

Do               not               "stalk"               them--simply               explain               your               interests               in               pursuing               graduate               school.

Ask               them               whether               you               can               avail               yourself               of               their               advice               about               this               issue               throughout               the               process.

You               might               even               consider               a               bolder               approach               by               asking               whether               they               might               consider               mentoring               you               through               the               process.

If               they               agree,               then               you               have               someone               who               is               willing               to               be               active               in               your               development,               to               a               greater               or               lesser               extent,               depending               on               the               professor.

This               is               priceless.
               2.

Get               used               to               approaching               people               because               it               doesn't               stop               at               pursuing               mentors.

You               will               need               to               go               through               the               exact               process               as               in               Rule               #1               in               order               to               seek               out               those               who               will               write               letters               of               recommendation               for               you.

Almost               every               graduate               program               requires               3               letters               of               recommendation.

(Some               will               accept               a               fourth               letter;               others               will               not.)               Again,               find               at               least               3               professors               (these               can               include               any               mentors               you               might               have)               in               whose               classes               you               have               received               "A"s!

Inform               them               of               your               interest               in               graduate               school,               and-this               is               very               important-ask               verbatim               whether               they               think               they               "can               write               a               strong               letter               of               recommendation"               for               you.

Believe               me...

they               will               be               honest               in               their               responses.

You               need               to               get               asking               at               least               a               month               in               advance.

(However,               the               more               advanced               notice               you               give               your               letter               writers,               the               better.

Professors               are               notorious               procrastinators!)               Be               prepared               to               hear               "no,"               but               don't               kick               yourself               if               that               happens.

Simply               move               on               to               another               potential               letter               writer.

If               a               professor               says               "no,"               grow               some               thick               skin;               it's               not               healthy               to               take               things               personally.

Sometimes               the               professor               is               just               too               busy               and               wouldn't               want               to               let               you               down               by               writing               too               general               or               brief               a               letter.

Also,               grad               school               is               tough               to               get               into.

Some               programs               only               accept               3               new               students               per               year!

You               are               bound               to               experience               rejection               from               at               least               some               schools.

But               read               on,               and               take               heart               that               at               least               you               are               learning               how               to               successfully               prepare,               remembering               that               proper               preparation               may               be               what               sets               you               apart               from               hundreds               of               other               applicants.
               3.

Do               not               leave               those               who               have               agreed               to               write               letters               for               you               hanging!

They               are               doing               you               a               huge               favor,               here,               by               taking               sweet               time               out               of               their               busy               schedules               to               help               your               butt               get               into               grad               school.

Do               them               a               favor               by               making               this               process               as               painless               as               possible               for               them.

Your               letters               will               be               better               for               it.

Here's               how               to               help               them               help               you:               a)               Invest               in               3               of               those               five-tab               colorful               folders               from               your               local               office               supply               store.

Mark               the               first               tab               "Cover               Letter."               Mark               the               second               tab               "Statement               of               Purpose"               or               "Personal               Statement"               (they               are               the               same               thing).

Mark               the               third               tab               "CV."               Mark               the               fourth               tab               "Transcripts."               Finally,               mark               the               fifth               tab               "Schools."               b)               Read               my               articles               on               how               to               write               the               cover               letters,               how               to               write               a               personal               statement,               and               how               to               prepare               the               grad               school               packet               for               recommenders               (this               final               article               deals               with               what               to               do               with               the               rest               of               the               tabs).

Just               understand               that               you               will               be               providing               each               of               your               recommenders               with               an               organized               folder.

This               will               impress               them,               and               they'll               probably               write               you               a               stronger               recommendation               for               it.

c)               Send               each               recommender               a               "friendly               reminder"               via               email               about               two               weeks               before               their               deadline.

d)               Take               your               mother's               (or               grandmother's               or               great               aunt's               or               other               smart               woman's)               advice:               write               each               of               your               letter               writers               a               Thank               You               card.

Promise               to               keep               in               touch               and               to               send               them               a               postcard               from               your               future               graduate               institution.

Then,               do               that.
               4.

Actually               study               for               the               GRE.

The               GRE               (Graduate               Record               Examination)               is               formally               required               by               every               graduate               program               in               the               United               States               (although               some               departments               might               let               you               slide               under               the               radar,               if               you               have               the               right               connections).

I               highly               advise               using               The               Princeton               Review's               Preparation               Book,               "Cracking               the               GRE."               Read               everything:               the               preface,               the               introduction...

everything.

And               follow               their               guidance               to               the               tee.

Take               every               online               practice               test.

Make               flashcards               using               pneumonics               (which               they               explain).

If               you               give               yourself               several               months               to               study,               you               will               be               a               happier               and               less               stressed               out               person               for               it.

Another               helpful               hint:               During               the               first               couple               of               practice               exams,               I               kept               a               notebook               by               my               side               and               copied               down               every               math               problem               with               which               I               had               difficulty               as               well               as               every               word               that               I               had               not               yet               encountered               in               the               book.

This               was               an               enormous               help,               as               a               few               of               those               words               popped               up               as               I               was               taking               my               real               GRE.
               5.

Ask               your               letter               writers               about               the               universities               from               which               they               graduated               (for               every               degree:               BA/BS,               MA/MS,               and               Ph.D./J.D./E.D./LL.M...

etc.).

If               any               degrees               are               coming               from               one               or               more               of               your               institutions               of               interest,               this               is               another               chance               for               you               to               be               bold               by               asking               your               professor(s)               whether               they               might               be               willing               to               make               a               phone               call               for               you.

This,               by               no               means,               a               necessary               part               of               the               process               of               applying               to               graduate               school.

Rather,               it               is               a               relatively               secretive,               yet               potential               bonus               card.

Exploit               it,               if               you               can.

If               your               professor               thinks               you're               fabulous,               and               if               they're               not               a               flake,               chances               are               in               your               favor               that               they'll               make               a               phone               call               on               your               behalf.

This,               folks,               is               just               as               good               as               finding               a               little               magical               grad               school               genie.

(I               happened               to               get               accepted               to               a               program               without               a               phone               call,               but               I               wish               I               would               have               known               about               this               little               nugget               of               information               back               then.

Had               I               taken               advantage               of               this               advice,               I               may               have               had               more               choices,               which               is               always               a               good               thing.)
               6.

START               THIS               PROCESS               EARLY!

Again,               the               sooner               you               get               going,               the               smoother               the               process.

Applying               for               graduate               school               is               extremely               time-consuming.

It               can               also               be               stressful               and               expensive,               so               if               you're               on               a               budget,               don't               think               about               applying               everywhere               with               a               graduate               degree               in               your               field               of               interest.

Be               choosey.

If               you               need               help               here,               read               my               article               on               how               to               narrow               your               graduate               schools               before               applying               all               over               the               place.
               Good               luck               and               remember               to               be               bold!






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