Graduate Admissions Application 101

Parts of the Grad School Application

Discusses the components of the graduate application, from transcripts, to tests, to letters.

Your Transcript: Your Grad School Application Goes Nowhere Without It!

Applicants to graduate school sometimes become so concerned about the more challenging aspects of the application, like recommendation letters and admissions essays, that they forget the easy stuff, like transcripts.

All About Recommendation Letters

Nearly all graduate programs require recommendation letters from their applicants. What is a letter of recommendation and how do you get one?

Graduate Admissions Tests

Few graduate school applicants relish taking standardized admissions exams like the GRE, MCAT, and GMAT. However, standardized tests help admissions officials rank and make comparisons among applicants.

Online Applications to Graduate School

The most current way to apply to graduate school is to use online forms provided either by the school or an outside provider.

Why the Admissions Essay

What's the purpose of the admissions essay? Why does every application to every graduate program require that applicants submit an admissions essay?

Should I Include a Picture With My Application?

How should you assemble your application to graduate study? Does presentation count?

Senior-Year Timetable for Applying to Grad School

You can't wait to graduate and move on to grad school. First you need to deal with those pesky applications. Here's how to go about it.