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SAGE Publications Inc Getting Into Graduate School A Comprehensive Guide for Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences 2014 Edition by Gregory J. Privitera
Gregory J. Privitera gives students a full overview of the graduate school planning process. Starting with the freshman year, Privitera gives students a step-by-step concrete plan for how they can pursue opportunities in each year that will help them to stand out from the crowd in their graduate school application.The book begins and ends with a hypothetical graduate school selection committee meeting. Section II provides students with a step-by-step guide for how to manage their academics, scholarship, and activities from freshman to senior year-in a way that will help them stand out among all the qualified applicants. Section III provides every detail for how to complete the graduate school application materials. A final Section IV provides guidance on managing acceptance and rejection. Table of contents :- Section I: What Are Graduate Schools Looking For?Chapter 1: Making The "Grade" in CollegeChapter 2: The Big Three: Academics, Scholarship, and ActivitiesSection II: What Should You Be Doing From Freshman To Senior Year?Chapter 3: Freshman Year: Find a DirectionChapter 4: Sophomore and Junior Years: Pursue OpportunitiesChapter 5: Senior Year: Select Schools and Complete ApplicationsSection III: Completing Parts of the Graduate School Application and MoreChapter 6: Writing a "Letter of Intent"Chapter 7: Writing a Resume and Curriculum VitaeChapter 8: Submitting, Interviewing, and WaitingSection IV: The Decision Letters and Next StepsChapter 9: Acceptance and Rejection: Realizing Opportunity In Both CasesChapter 10: Reflecting on the Process and Graduation