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Graduate or Professional School Action Plan

Use this action plan to organize every step of your application journey, from tracking pre-requisite courses and entrance exam dates to logging your clinical and research experiences. By compiling your academic history and application materials in one place, you can ensure you are fully prepared to meet specific program deadlines and requirements.

Basic Information

Program(s) of interest:
Questions or concerns you wish to discuss with your advisor or career readiness team member:

Academics

List pre-requisite courses required for your program of interest. Include any additional preparatory, recommended, or general interest courses you are also considering.

Course Name & Number
(e.g., BIOL 115: Principles of Biology)
Is this course a prerequisite?
(Yes or No)
Have you completed this course?
(Yes or No)
When did you/will you complete the course?
(e.g., Spring 2021)




























What are the minimum and average GPAs from a few of the schools you are interested in applying to?

Entrance Exam

Many graduate programs require a specific entrance exam (e.g., GRE, MCAT, DAT) be taken when applying. Please take a moment to explore which may be require for your professional school/program of interest.

Required entrance exam:
Date taken:
If not yet taken, when do you plan to take the exam
What are the minimum and average scores from a few of the schools you are interested in applying to:

Related Experiences

List any and all experiences you have participated in to help prepare you for your program of interest. Include all relevant information, including if the experience was cancelled and why (e.g., federal funding).


Completed or in Progress: Future experiences:
Work
employer, position, dates


Volunteer
organization, position, dates


Clinical
who, where, hours


Experiences Abroad
brief description


Research
brief description


Leadership
organization, position, dates


Other

Other Considerations

Let us know where you are with preparing other materials you may need when applying to your program of interest.

Application Service Name:
Open date:
Deadlines:
Components of application:

Resume/CV Written? Y/N
Reviewer #1:

Reviewer #2:

Personal Statement
or Cover Letter
Written? Y/N
Draft No. _____
Reviewer #1:

Reviewer #2:

Reviewer #3:

Letters of Recommendation Committee Letter required? Y/N

List of individual letter writers

Writer #1:

Writer #2:

Writer #3:

Writer #4: