Getting Into Graduate School: A Comprehensive Guide for Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences

“Privitera helps students to keep their eye on a goal and a prize from day one of college, and he helps them to understand that long-term thinking can enhance all areas of life.”

(Ramani Durvasula, California State University, Los Angeles)

“The single most impressive aspect...is the concrete plan outlined for how students can plan for applying to graduate school, as early as their freshman year.”

(Stacy Bender, Alfred University)

Gregory J. Privitera gives students a full overview of the graduate school planning process. Starting with the freshman year, Privitera gives students a step-by-step concrete plan for how they can pursue opportunities in each year that will help them to stand out from the crowd in their graduate school application.

The book begins and ends with a hypothetical graduate school selection committee meeting. Section II provides students with a step-by-step guide for how to manage their academics, scholarship, and activities from freshman to senior year—in a way that will help them stand out among all the qualified applicants. Section III provides every detail for how to complete the graduate school application materials. A final Section IV provides guidance on managing acceptance and rejection.