Plan Ahead!

You may be planning to do other things before graduate or professional school. Many programs welcome students with work or "life" experiences beyond their undergraduate years.

You may find it helpful to ask professors to write letters of recommendation now while you and your achievements are fresh in their minds. Suggest that they keep a letter on file to be updated when necessary. You might find it helpful to keep such letters in a credential file managed by a service which stores and sends important documents (e.g. Interfolio.com).

Additional Resources

• Graduate Admission Test Bulletins are available in the College Advising Center, Preprofessional Advising Office and the Wasserman Center for Career Development.
• Graduate school guidebooks (e.g. Peterson's Guide) and catalogues are available in Bobst Library and some academic departments.
• Websites with good information about making graduate school decisions, searching for programs, and preparing for the application process include:
• Kaplan
• Peterson's Graduate Study
• Princeton Review Online
• U.S. News Online