Planning Timeline

Spring
Prior to Applying

• Research areas of interest, institutions, and programs.
• Talk to advisers about application requirements.
• Register and prepare for appropriate graduate entrance exams.
• Investigate national scholarships.
• If appropriate, obtain letter of recommendation.

Summer
Prior to Applying

• Take required graduate entrance exams.
• Download application materials.
• Visit institutions of interest, if possible.
• Write your application essay and have it reviewed for comments by faculty and a career advisor.
• Check on application deadlines and rolling admissions policies.

Fall
Application Time

• Obtain letters of recommendation.
• Send in completed applications.
• Fill out the Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or pick up at the Financial Aid Office.

Spring
Follow-up

• Check with all institutions before their deadlines to make sure your file is complete.
• Schedule interviews as needed.
• Visit institutions that accept you.
• Send a deposit to your chosen institution.
• Notify other colleges and universities that accepted you of your decision so that they can admit students on their waiting list.
• Send thank-you notes to people who wrote your recommendation letters, informing them of your decision.

Contact Wooster

Career Planning

Gault Library - APEX
1140 Beall Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-2496
Fax: 330-263-2072
career@wooster.edu