Do you really want to go to Grad School?

• What are your goals-- research lab, academia, industry?
• Who has the job you want and how did they get there?

What Kind of Grad School?

• Medical School -- talk to the Pre-Med Advisor Dr. Lee Waite or the Pre-Health Professionals Club
• Law School -- Contact Jessica Livingston
• Business School -- Business School-- talk to Dr. Dale Bremmer or Dr. Craig Downing
• Engineering School -- See rest of checklist

Freshman/Sophomore/Junior Year Activities to Prepare for Engineering Grad School

• Consider trying a Rose-Hulman IP/ROP project during the academic year
  
• Consider trying a summer research project to see if they are interesting
• Sign up for the Graduate School Interest Group mailing list.

Summer (between Junior and Senior Year) Activities to Prepare for Engineering Grad School

• Try a summer research project?
• Sign up for GRE
• Research national fellowship (free money) opportunities and other ways to pay for graduate school
• Research possible Grad School programs
• Submission Deadlines
• Requirements (fees, essay, recommendations, etc.)
• Is it a fit?
• Start Statement of Purpose/Essay

September (Senior Year) Activities to Prepare for Engineering Grad School

• Finish Statement of Purpose/Essay
• Get recommendations from faculty
• Update checklist of dates and activities
  • GRE
  • Visits
  • Applications for schools and fellowships
• Take GRE
• Consider attending Big 10+ Graduate School Expo at Purdue
• Sign up for the Graduate School Interest Group mailing list.

October/November (Senior Year) Activies to Prepare for Engineering Grad School

• Retake the GRE if necessary
• Finish everything up and send it in

April (Senior Year) Activies to Prepare for Engineering Grad School

• Hear from schools on admissions and funding.
• Answers from fellowships on funding.
• Pick a school.

Some Useful Books

David Lui '08 Found This Overview Very Useful

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