Graduate School Application Timeline
Review this list of tasks as you move through the application process.
| Junior Year, First Semester (or earlier) | – Think about prospective careers and whether you’ll need additional education to succeed in that field – Talk to a CPP Career Coach faculty, alumni, and family about careers and grad school options – Attend 2023 Graduate & Professional School Fair |
| Junior Year, Second Semester | – Review the questions you considered in first semester – Begin to explore grad schools online. We recommend Peterson’s, a well-known publisher of guides to colleges and a great resource for information on graduate programs, as well as College Navigator, your direct link to over 9,000 colleges and universities in the United States. – Most graduate schools will require a score from one of the standardized entrance examinations such as the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, PCAT. – Use the Princeton Review website to look into preparation tools for the tests mentioned in the previous line. |
| Summer Before Senior Year | – Plan for admissions tests, including when and where to take them and how to study for them – Tour nearby grad schools, keeping in mind that some may not be in session – Examine applications for several schools and begin to narrow your choices |
| Senior Year, First Semester | – Once you have all your syllabi, create a timetable of your exams, papers, and other requirements and think about how your grad school applications will fit in your schedule – Solicit letters of recommendation – Draft your personal statement By Thanksgiving, or earlier, if necessary: – Complete your personal statement – Have recommendations on file – Complete and mail your applications |
| Senior Year, Second Semester | Visit and evaluate accepted schools |
