PLANNING FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL: Junior Year
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• Access the website www.phdinfofind.org for extensive information on all facets of the graduate school process, even if you’re applying for a master’s degree.
  
• Use Internet sites such as www.petersons.com/graduate, and www.gradschools.com to help search for schools with programs in your field.
  
• Utilize the Internet and the universities's web pages. Many schools have their catalogs and applications online. Access these on the Internet or send for them.
  
• Consult appropriate graduate school reference books such as Peterson's books on graduate programs, “Directory of Graduate Programs", "The Official Guide to MBA Programs", and "Graduate Study in Psychology."
  
• Draft your Admissions Essay/Statement of Purpose.
  
• Visit institutions of interest, if possible.
  
• Consult your department advisor on the following points:
  
  –Courses you should take in your senior year. Inquire about departmental honors requirements. (You need 60 credits of letter grades at Hunter to be eligible for graduation with general college honors).
  
  –Recommendations for graduate schools with a program and a distinguished faculty in your field.
  
  –Names of other faculty members or specialists in your field of interest to whom you can write for information or advice.
  
  –Special sources of funding in your particular area of interest.