Checklist for Application Process

• Research programs and request information and applications.
• Decide on first-choice programs to which you will apply.
• Register for appropriate qualifying exams, both general and subject test, as required by individual programs.
• Study for qualifying exams.
• Take exams and submit results to your chosen schools.
• Ask professors and employers to write letters of recommendation. Comply with instructions given by each graduate program.
• Request official copies of your undergraduate transcripts from the registrar's office to be sent to graduate programs.
• Complete applications, personal essays, and other information requested by graduate programs. Meet all deadlines!
• Confirm that application materials, recommendations, and test scores have been received by the deadlines.
• Relax and wait to hear from the school(s).