Resources for Getting into Graduate School

EOP/SSS offers students guidance in understanding how to get admitted into graduate and professional schools. During the spring semester, we offer an extended semester-long, hands-on program. During this program, we will introduce you to a number of topics, including how to research graduate programs, what is included in the application process, how to prepare for and improve your performance on entrance exams, how to find scholarships and other funding possibilities, and how to prepare a timeline of what to do and when.

Keep an eye out each semester for program and additional workshop dates on the EOP/SSS listserv, and be sure to discuss your interest in graduate school with your EOP/SSS advisor. Getting into graduate school can seem like a daunting process, but taking it step-by-step can make it an attainable goal.

Below are some downloadable materials to get you started:

• Timeline in Preparing for Graduate School (PDF)
• What to Look for in a Graduate or Professional School (PDF)
• Graduate School Worksheet (PDF)
• Graduate School Checklist (PDF)
• Writing the Personal Statement (PDF)
• Graduate Record Exam (General Information)

Web Sites

• Investigating Graduate School (PDF)
  A plethora of sites to help you investigate opportunities and narrow down your options
• Open Fellowship & Scholarship Opportunities 
  Opportunities for CSU and Humboldt students. Includes application for CSU Pre-doctoral program.

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