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.
 Creativity
 Integration
 Research
 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