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Graduate School Application Process
& GREs
Group 11 A-DStacey Czamara & Sarah
Potter
Outline
Admission CriteriaTime TableObtaining and Filling Out
Application FormsGRE
Criteria for Admission
Application Fees
GPA minimum
TranscriptsEntrance
Exams
Letters of Recommendation
Personal Statement
InterviewResume/VITA
TIME LINE
JUNIOR YEAR
FALLMake tentative decisionsGet adviceAdmission requirementsKnow professorsHonor societiesField experienceStudy for GREhttp://www.oneonta.edu/development/cdc/pages/Grad_School/requirements.asp
SPRING
Time tableChoosing schoolsConsider
Alternatives
SUMMER
Request information
Visit schoolsFinal decisionRegister and
take testsCalculate fees
and travel costs
SENIOR YEAR
Register/Retake tests
Consult for adviceJob huntFinancial aid
Draft your personal statement
Letters of recommendation
Fill out applications
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
Finalize personal statements
Apply for financial aid
Request transcripts
Reminder/receive letters of recommendation
NOVEMBER
Send out application packets
Track materialsThank you letters
of recommendation
Attend interviewsFAFSAWait . . .
DECEMBER/JANUARY
Accept/decline offers
Inform letters of recommendation writers of results
VisitIntensify job
search
MARCH/APRIL
GRADUATE
MAY
REFERENCESOneonta State College Career
Centerhttp://www.oneonta.edu/development/cdc/pages/Grad_School/timetable.asp
The Psychology Graduate Applicant’s Portal
http://www.psychgrad.org/timeline.html
About.comhttp://gradschool.about.com/cs/overviewtimetable/a/timetable.htm
Applications
SUNY Stony Brook
Peterson’s Guide
GRE
Graduate Record Examination
GRE GENERAL$115 registration feeIncludes:
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
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
Verbal: 8-10 antonym 6-8 analogy 5-7 sentence
completions 6-10 reading
comprehensionQuantitative:
14 quantitative comparison
10 discrete quantitative 4 data interpretation
formatAnalytical
Writing Issue Task Argument Task
GRE SPECIFIC$130 registration fee210 multiple choice questions:
40% experimental or natural science
43% social or social science 17% general
Usually offered: October or November December April
Format: 200-220 Questions 170 minutes No separately timed sections Computerized and paper- same
rules apply as the general GRE
Involve: Recalling factual
information Analyzing relationships Applying principles Drawing conclusions Evaluating research, Identifying researchers
and theorists
ReferencesGRE Official Websitewww.gre.org
Green, S.W. & Wolf, I. (2003). How to prepare for the GRE test: Graduate Record Examination, 15th 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, 5th edition. Hauppauge, New York: Barron’s