University of Wisconsin–Parkside: Psychology Department

"I really have to say thank you. I am reminded almost on a daily basis how well prepared I was for a Ph.D. program after graduating from Parkside. The kinds of experiences I had doing research and interacting with professors directly have helped me immensely in my program. Anyway, I am not trying to write a commercial for UW-P, I just wanted to let you know that you and the rest of the faculty did a great job and I am thankful."

Jacob Burmeister, currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology

Applying for graduate school

Applying for graduate school is a daunting, very time consuming process. As soon as you decide that graduate school is something you are interested in, you should:

Inform your advisor
Talk to someone in the career center (they can help with the process and even assist with writing personal statements)
Attend an informational session on graduate school (those are held usually once a semester)
You should also consider joining the Psychology Club where you'll meet like-minded students. You can get great information from students who are currently going through the application process

The Psychology office has some books on graduate schools and the application process. The best resource for looking at individual graduate schools is, of course, the web.

Anyone who is interested in graduate school should get to know their professors very well so that they can get good letters of recommendation and complete Independent Studies with one or more professors and/or do an Externship. You also need to find out if the graduate schools you are interested in require the GRE