Applying to Graduate/Professional School

• Graduate School Application Process — Overview of the graduate school application process from the Graduate School at the University of Minnesota. Covers kinds of degrees, academic considerations, personal statement, letters of recommendation, entrance tests, and more.
• Graduate School: The Application Process — From Marky Lloyd's Careers in Psychology Page. Addresses questions about the graduate school application process, including: Strategies and Time-line; Areas of Specialization in Psychology; What Is the GRE (Graduate Record Exam)? Preparing a Personal Statement; Letters of Recommendation; Characteristics of Graduate School Superstars; Books on Graduate School for Psychology Majors

PDF “Checklist” for graduate school application process.

Writing the Personal Statement/Application Essay

• Writing the Personal Statement — From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Provides general advice, sample statements, and advice from graduate admissions representatives.
• Writing Personal Statements for Graduate School Applications & Scholarship Applications — From the University of Central Florida – includes essay “dos” and “don’ts”.
• Essay Statements Workshop 101 — Collaboration between Student Doctor Network and EssayEdge.
• Graduate School Statement — From the Career Center at UC Berkeley.
  

Preparing for Grad School Interviews

• Graduate and Professional School Preparation: The Interview — From Academic Advising at Wartburg College, Waverly Iowa.
  
• Graduate School Interviews — From Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington. Includes sections on what graduate schools look for and interview tips.

Common Interview Questions:

• Interviewing, Professional and Graduate School, Questions Often Asked by an Interviewer — From Career Services at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.
• Successful Interviewing for Graduate and Professional School — From Career Services at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California. Includes tips for success and commonly asked questions.

Graduate/Professional School Admissions Information

• Studentdoctor.net — Find information on medical, dental, pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, and veterinary schools. Provides interviewing, application and student-to-student info and experiences at specific schools. "SDN is operated by a small group of unpaid volunteers that are dedicated to providing students unbiased information."
• Phds.org: Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources — "The goal of this site is to help students prepare for the changing demands of today's job market and to provide a voice for early career scientists." Include links to sites on: Getting Into Graduate School.
  
• A Guide to Getting Into Graduate School — From the American Psychological Association.
  

Graduate/Professional School Exam Information

• Law School Admissions Council — Administers the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Provides information on preparing for the LSAT. Search the Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools.
• Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) — From the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The MCAT Student Manual "is comprised of an introduction and five sections that describe the content, types of questions asked and test preparation involved in taking the MCAT."
• Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) — From the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
• Praxis — From the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
• Miller Analogies Test (MAT) — From Harcourt Assessment.

Miscellaneous

• PSU Graduate Programs and Certificates.