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Research your prospective graduate programs through university websites, phone calls, and e-mails to admissions offices. Items to inquire about include:\n
- Admissions requirements – application deadline, start date of program, etc.<\/li>\n
- Average scores on official entrance tests for the class just admitted or minimum scores for admission.<\/li>\n
- Degree requirements.<\/li>\n
- Internships, graduate assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships.<\/li>\n
- Job placement statistics for recent graduates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Research the geographical area of each university. Look into:\n
  - Cost of living.<\/li>\n
  - Demographics, including population, proximity to airports, trains, etc.<\/li>\n
  - Climate and recreational opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
  - Tell your undergraduate professors that you would like to attend graduate school and ask then about what you should do to prepare. Questions to ask include:\n
    - Do I need to join professional organizations, do volunteer work, complete an internship, publish papers, or perform other tasks that will make me a more desirable candidate?<\/li>\n
    - Does someone with my career goals need an advanced degree?<\/li>\n
    - Should someone with my career goals typically stop after receiving a master’s degree or go on to obtain a PhD, EdD, or other advanced degree? Also, if I need a more advanced degree, is it advisable to go straight from my undergraduate studies into a program for that degree or should I go into a master’s degree program first?<\/li>\n
    - How long it will take me to get an advanced degree in my field?<\/li>\n
    - What are the financial considerations of completing a graduate degree program in X field?<\/li>\n
    - What do you know about the specific programs that I am thinking about attending?<\/li>\n
    - What other advice do you have for me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    - Research the GRE® Subject Tests as they relate to your graduate program. GRE® Subject tests are given in Psychology, Physics, Mathematics, Literature in English, Chemistry, Biology, and Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology. If you are planning to enter a graduate program in one of these areas, then you probably have to take the corresponding GRE® Subject Test. If so, research these questions:\n
      - What is the format of my particular Subject Test?<\/li>\n
      - What kinds of study materials are available for my Subject Test? How do I obtain them?<\/li>\n
      - When should I take my test? (Keep in mind that Subject Tests are currently administered only three times per year, in April, September, and October. Plan your testing schedule to allow for at least one retake before your graduate school and fellowship applications are due.)<\/li>\n
      - Is there a local test site where I live, or will I have to travel? (Flagstaff currently does not offer a location to take GRE® Subject Tests, so research in advance the most practical place to take your test and figure out your means of travel and, if need be, where you will stay.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      - Start a savings account dedicated to graduate school applications, test prep courses, and test fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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