Group 11 A-D Stacey Czamara & Sarah Potter Graduate School Application Process & GREs Outline Admission Time Criteria Table Obtaining and Filling Out Application Forms GRE Criteria for Admission Application Fees GPA minimum Transcripts Entrance Exams Letters of Recommendation Personal Statement Interview Resume/VITA TIME LINE JUNIOR YEAR 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 SPRING Time table Choosing schools Consider Alternatives SUMMER Request information Visit schools Final decision Register and take tests Calculate fees and travel costs SENIOR YEAR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Register/Retake tests Consult for advice Job hunt Financial aid Draft your personal statement Letters of recommendation Fill out applications NOVEMBER Finalize personal statements Apply for financial aid Request transcripts Reminder/receive letters of recommendation DECEMBER/JANUARY Send out application packets Track materials Thank you letters of recommendation Attend interviews FAFSA Wait . . . MARCH/APRIL Accept/decline offers Inform letters of recommendation writers of results Visit Intensify job search MAY GRADUATE 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 Applications SUNY Stony Brook Peterson’s Guide GRE Graduate Record Examination 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 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 format Verbal: Analytical 8-10 antonym 6-8 analogy 5-7 sentence completions 6-10 reading comprehension Quantitative: 14 quantitative comparison 10 discrete quantitative 4 data interpretation Writing Issue Task Argument Task 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 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 References GRE Official Website www.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