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Graduate Study
Graduate School
Timetable
ALL THESE LINKS NEED TO BE REDONE
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Spring
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Become
familiar with graduate school admissions criteria
and degrees offered
Research
area(s) of interest, institutions, and programs
Register and prepare for appropriate graduate admission
test(s)
Investigate
national fellowships and scholarships
at Cornell Career Services, 103 Barnes Hall
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Summer
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Take
required graduate admission test
Write for application materials
Visit
schools of interest if possible
Work on application essay
Begin
applying for fellowships and scholarships
Check
on application deadlines
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SENIOR YEAR
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Fall
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Obtain
letters of recommendation from professors and other
reference people
Attend
Cornell Career Services programs with visiting graduate school representatives
Have
application essays
critiqued (optional)
Take
graduate admission test(s) if you did not earlier
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Dec./Jan.
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Send
in completed graduate school applications
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January
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Send
in completed financial
aid applications and appropriate standardized forms
Check
with all schools before the deadlines to make sure your file is
complete
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Spring
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Keep
track of acceptances, wait lists, and rejections
Visit
schools that accept you
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April/May
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You
can usually wait until the middle of April (or later if the school
has not finalized your financial aid package) before making a firm
commitment to the school
Be
sure to notify other schools that accepted you of your decision
so they can admit students on their wait lists
Send
thank you notes to reference people
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NOTE: This timetable is
based on the ideal, and many applicants will not be able to follow it if they
decide to attend graduate school at the last minute, or if their programs'
deadlines are different than those suggested. Overall, keep in mind the various
requirements for applying and be sure to meet all deadlines.
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