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GRADUATE SCHOOL TIMELINE

Questions? Contact the Career Center at Career.Center@kysu.edu or 502-597-6700

MAY.

□ Begin researching graduate schools □ Take a graduate school practice tests

JUNE

□ Sign up for a graduate school test prep course

☐ Register for the graduate school test required for your program

Buy practice study books

□ Get organized with a planner or online tool

JULY

Request information from schools

□ Begin networking with friends and former professors

Research programs online

AUGUST

□ Take the graduate school test

□ Begin drafting your statement of purpose

SEPTEMBER

□ Finalize your list of prospective schools

□ Determine deadlines and application needs for schools

Research professors at your preferred schools

Reach out for letters of recommendations

Draft your statement of purpose and any other required essays

□ Finalize your resume or CV

OCTOBER

Request official transcripts

□ Send your recommenders supplemental reference materials (resume, personal statement, etc)

□ Make contact with students and professors at your prospective schools

Arrange a campus visit

□ Apply for financial aid

NOVEMBER

Ask professors and classmates to review your personal statement

☐ Finalize your statement of purpose

□ Research scholarships and other financial aid

DECEMBER

□ Complete and submit your applications

  • Application and fees
  • Statement of purpose and essays
  • Test scores
  • Transcripts
  • Recommendations

□ Verify that your recommendations have been sent ?