HOW DO I PREPARE FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL?


I. Be sure to take the right courses.

II. Make good grades

III. Participation in a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates or similar research or independent study program can be a plus. 

Keep an eye out for notices on bulletin boards, and do some scouting out on the web to find other possibilities. (http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/statund/intern.html can help get you started.)

IV. Letters of recommendation are important.

V. Most graduate programs require standardized tests such as the GRE.

Be sure to check out what the programs you're interested in require, and sign up to take the tests to allow plenty of time for your test scores to reach the graduate programs before they are due.