Resources for Applying to Graduate School
Here you can find a variety of resources for applying to graduate programs.
Considerations about graduate school in clinical or counseling psychology
Article on how to request letters of recommendation from Eye on PsiChi (2016)
The following is intended to provide you with some important and useful information about applying to graduate school in psychology. Note: Several of the following documents have been adopted or directly reproduced from original publications or from web pages. These documents contain a statement of such a copyright and are reproduced here only to assist students with the application process. If any violation of a copyright has occurred, please contact the Department, and we will remove the page.
Documents
- Frequently asked questions about graduate degrees in psychology (from the APA website) [PDF]
- Top Ten Important Bits of Advice for the Graduate School Application Process [PDF]
- How to Apply to Graduate School by Linda Hayes and Steve Hayes, from the APS Observer [PDF]
- How to Write a Winning Statement of Purpose [PDF]
- An article by Brown on Rhetoric in Psychology Personal Statements [PDF]
- An example student vitae (you should look at real ones) [PDF]