Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Official Transcripts
Letters of Recommendation
Research Experience
Personal Statement
Ask questions!
You must know what you want to study coming into grad
school not true, but you should define your specific
interests and be able to articulate them clearly
Personal Statements:
http://education.yahoo.com/college/essentials/articles/grad/gradessaysecrets.htm
http://gradschool.about.com/od/essaywriting/All_About_the_Graduate_Admissions_Essay.html
http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_165.asp
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_perstate.html
http://www.petersons.com/gradchannel/file.asp?id=932&path=gr.gs.yourpersonal
Interviews:
http://gradschool.about.com/od/interviews/Graduate_Admissions_Interviews.html
Resources
Getting What You Came For: The Smart Students Guide to
Earning a Masters or Ph.D., Robert L. Peters, Ph.D.