Planning for Graduate School
RESOURCES FOR APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL
ADVISING APPOINTMENTS
8:30 am – 4 pm, M-F
Call 471-6700 for an appointment
Counselors are available to discuss your options, the graduate school application process including when and how to start preparing. Advisors can also review application materials including résumés and personal statements and help you prepare for interviews and evaluate offers.
WORKSHOPS
Graduate School: An Overview for Science Majors
This workshop is designed for the initial exploration of grad school and may be best suited for those students who have not officially decided whether they are going to graduate school or which program is the best. The following questions will be addressed:
How do I know if graduate school is right for me?
What are my program/degree options?
Will an advanced degree help my career prospects?
When should I start the application process?
A brief sketch of the application process timeline will be presented with more detail to follow in the workshop entitled The Graduate School Application Process.
The Graduate School Application Process
This workshop is for the student who has decided to apply for graduate school and wants more details about the process. The presenter will go over the application timeline including when to start preparing for GRE’s or other tests, building a résumé, requesting letters of recommendation, drafting the personal statement, taking exams and getting scores to schools, etc. Presenter will suggest resources on how to get started on each part of the process.
Writing a Personal Statement
This workshop will discuss components of personal statements and provide examples. Students will be asked to write and discuss sections of statements for practice. Come prepared to share ideas!
The Graduate School Interview
This workshop will describe the site interview, including attire, arranging for travel, reimbursement, and the meetings with prospective advisors. The format is interactive, including role play of interview situations.
Preparing for Graduate School: It's Never Too Early!
This workshop will discuss the background grad schools seek in a student. Ideas about how the student can develop that desired background, through courses and experience will be offered. The presenter will also introduce a timeline with broad categories to set personal goals and advise students about opportunities to network with current graduate students.
**For current workshop dates and times, check the NSCS homepage
http://cns.utexas.edu/career_services/
EVENTS (fairs, conferences, prep-courses)
Graduate School Planning Panel
Tuesday, October 9, 4:00 -5:30PM
Texas Union’s Santa Rita Room
Graduate school admissions experts will review the critical components of successful graduate school applications.
Graduate and Professional School Day (hosted by the Career Exploration Center)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
10 am – 3 pm Texas Union Ballroom
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cec/calendar/gpday07.html
Campus representatives from more than 100 graduate programs from across the country in a wide variety of disciplines. Exhibitors and workshops.
Free GRE Preparation Classes (UT Learning Center)
Free prep courses, three-week long, check the link below for current offerings.
http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/class/class.html#content
1 hour 15 minute classes on the verbal, writing and math sections of the General GRE.
Register online or in person.
Office of Academic Enrichment Graduate School Workshop Series
http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/aes/index.php
Workshops open to all students on the basics of grad school application process.
Idealist.org Graduate Fair
Mon. Nov. 12, 2007
4:00-8:00 PM
Texas Union, Santa Rita Room and Quadrangle Room
More than 80 exhibitors from schools of public health, public policy, etc.
www.idealist.org
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
Nov. 7-10, 2007
Austin Convention Center & Hilton Hotel
http://www.abrcms.org
ABRCMS is a national conference designed to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue advanced training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Approximately 250 exhibitors.
ON CAMPUS RESOURCES
UT Learning Center (UTLC)
http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/lrnres/handouts.html
Study strategies, tutoring in all subjects, GRE prep courses, stress management and more.
UT Undergraduate Writing Center
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/uwc/?path[0]=uwc
Trained professionals to review all types of writing, including personal statements.
UT Office of Graduate Studies Undergraduate Outreach Program
http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/
Career Exploration Center
http://www.utexas.edu/student/careercenter/
Intellectual Entrepreneurship Program
http://www.utexas.edu/coc/cms/faculty/cherwitz/
Internship opportunity for academic credit, shadowing a graduate student mentor. Includes eligibility to apply for a grant to attend a conference with your mentor.
BOOKS
- The following books are available in our reading room in Painter 5.03
Peterson's Graduate Schools in the US
The Guide to Graduate Environmental Programs
The Ph.D. Process. A Student's Guide to Grad School in the Sciences
Graduate Research: A Guide for Students in the Sciences
Graduate School: Winning Strategies for Getting in With or Without Excellent Grades
Writing Personal Statements and Scholarship Application Essays
Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice
