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