PROJECT 20: Graduate Study Application |
OVERVIEW: |
This project will provide
an opportunity for you to familiarize yourself with graduate school
admissions requirements and admissions procedures. It is recommended
that Projects 19 and 20 be done as a set. |
PROJECT
INSTRUCTIONS: |
Read Chapter 21 in
the textbook. Your finished project
should fulfill ALL of the
requirements below. A. School
Program Assessment: Write one
paragraph summarizing why (or why not) this school would be a good choice for
you. Your total project, including your term-by-term course of study, should
be four to six pages. You are welcomed to copy and paste from the school’s
website as long as you intersperse your comments on topics as they relate to
you within the body of your analysis. B. References: Nearly every program requires that you submit the
names and contact information for three references. Identify the three best
references that you intend to use. One must be an IU faculty member or
administrator and one should be a work supervisor. The third reference should
be a character reference from someone older than you who has know you for at
least five years. For each person write a short email/letter to him/her
asking for permission to submit his/her name. Always include the following points
in these three emails: 1.
a reminder of
who you are and circumstances of acquaintance 2.
description of
your plans 3.
attached
resume 4.
transcript, if
relevant, attached 5.
plan of study 6.
identify the
school 7.
request to use
as reference 8.
procedures
description 9.
Thank you
in closing. Submit all three
letters, even though they are similar. Be sure to follow the correspondence
format from Chapter 20, including location of the inside address for each
email or letter. C. Essay: Write a two-page essay using the essay questions
that are found in the online application form. In essence, you should
complete at least one application that you copied and pasted into a MS Word
document and edited for submission to both your Career Counselor and the
academic institution. Deliverables: Turn in to your Career Counselor: Ø
One-paragraph
explanation of why this school suits you Ø
Four to six
pages of course of study with comments Ø
Three
references with email requests to each Ø
Two-page
essay. |