Tips on completing applications
The psychology department holds a Graduate School Application Workshop each semester. Keep an eye out for flyers indicating when the next one will be scheduled. Below is a collection of documents and websites that can help you put together a top-notch application. Please contact the webmaster if any of these links need updating or if you come across a useful site that would improve this resource.
Helpful Documents
- Reference Letter Checklist
- Cover Letter Guidelines
- Tips on Creating an Academic Vita
- Statement of Purpose Guidelines
- Application Timeline
- Questions to ask during an admissions interview
- Common Admissions interview questions
Tips on applying to graduate school
- APA video series on Applying to Graduate School
- http://www.apa.org/education/grad/applying.aspx
- http://gradschool.about.com/od/admissionsadvice/a/overview.htm
- http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda2.html
- http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/applic2.html
- http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2006/01/applicati.aspx
How to write a Vita
- http://www.socialpsychology.org/vitatemplate.htm
- http://psych.hanover.edu/handbook/vita2.html
- http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2003/09/cv.aspx
How to write a Statement of Purpose