Seniors looking for graduate school advice please look at
the FAQ page under Graduate School, to see if any of your questions can be
answered. (http://jmucsdundergraduateadvising.blogspot.com/p/faqs.html)
A few questions that I can answer from my own experience
will be listed below. I have office hours next week on Wednesday (9/4) from
11am-Noon, if anyone wants advice or needs to talk about the application
process!
-Kimberly LaVacca, Peer Advisor
What is the last date I should take the GRE?
Because of the processing time of the GRE to get your
scores, and then send scores to CSDCAS/other applications, I would give
yourself AT LEAST two months before your first application is due. But I honestly
would not wait, get it done as soon as you can, it will give you a lot of peace
of mind.
When should I submit my applications?
Most of my deadlines were Mid-January, and I had my
applications submitted by early December. I know some people who submitted
earlier some later. Just make sure you take into consideration processing times
of CSDCAS (or supplemental application processing).
CSDCAS Application Fee
The first application you submit on CSDCAS is $131,
additional applications are $52. JMU was the only school I applied to that was
one CSDCAS, my other schools had their own application. Some schools (like JMU)
require you to apply to their Graduate School and CSDCAS, so you pay for both
of those applications.