PREPARING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS APPLICATION

PREPARING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

APPLICATION HINTS • • Make your application easy to read. Keep your essays to a reasonable length. Convey a sense of focus and excitement. Emphasize your ability and potential for C. I. R. S. q Creativity q Integration q Research q Synthesis • Get your application in early.

APPLICATION HINTS • Convey the societal importance of your work. • Get great letters of recommendation from faculty members.

APPLICATIONS • Graduate school and fellowship applications are your personal business plan. • Successful professionals are extremely good at convincing others to invest resources in them. • You must apply to have a chance to win. • Do not self-select yourself out of the race.

COMPONENTS OF A GOOD BUSINESS PLAN • • • Transcript GRE general scores Essay/biosketch Letters of recommendation MS/Ph. D. intent Research area

QUALIFICATIONS: GEORGIA TECH ADMISSION • GPA > 3. 3 (Mechanical Engineering) • GPA > 3. 0 (Nuclear Engineering /Medical Physics) • Graduate Record Exams – Verbal around 153 – Quantitative 155 – Analytical writing 4. 0 • GRE Engineering is not required

QUALIFICATIONS: GEORGIA TECH GRA • GPA 3. 7 • Graduate Record Exams – Verbal around 153 – Quantitative 155 – Analytical writing 4. 0