In this exciting new book, experienced author, professor, and teacher Greg Privitera—2013 Advisor of the Year at St. Bonaventure University and recipient of the SBU Award for Professional Excellence in teaching in 2014—draws on his extensive expertise to give students a step-by-step plan for success in preparing for and applying to graduate school. Broad in scope and rich in detail, Getting Into Graduate School includes insights into how graduate school selection committees decide on candidates, a concrete freshman-to-senior-year plan, and samples of application materials, resumes, and cover letters. This empowering book provides everything students in psychology and the behavioral sciences need to map their course to academic and professional success.
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Section I: What Are Graduate Schools Looking For?Chapter 1: Making The “Grade” in College
Chapter 2: The Big Three: Academics, Scholarship, and Activities
Section II: What Should You Be Doing From Freshman To Senior Year?
Chapter 3: Freshman Year: Find a Direction
Chapter 4: Sophomore and Junior Years: Pursue Opportunities
Chapter 5: Senior Year: Select Schools and Complete Applications
Section III: Completing Parts of the Graduate School Application and More
Chapter 6: Writing a “Letter of Intent”
Chapter 7: Writing a Résumé and Curriculum Vitae
Chapter 8: Submitting, Interviewing, and Waiting
Section IV: The Decision Letters and Next Steps
Chapter 9: Acceptance and Rejection: Realizing Opportunity In Both Cases
Chapter 10: Reflecting on the Process and Graduation
关于作者
Gregory J. Privitera is a professor of psychology at St. Bonaventure University where he is a recipient of its highest teaching honor, The Award for Professional Excellence in Teaching, and its highest honor for scholarship, The Award for Professional Excellence in Research and Publication. Dr. Privitera received his Ph D in behavioral neuroscience in the field of psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo and continued with his postdoctoral research at Arizona State University. He is a nationally award-winning author and research scholar. His textbooks span across diverse topics in psychology and the behavioral sciences, including an introductory psychology text, four statistics texts, two research methods texts, and multiple other texts bridging knowledge creation across health, health care, and analytics. In addition, Dr. Privitera has authored more than three dozen peer-reviewed papers aimed at advancing our understanding of health and informing policy in health care. His research has earned recognition by the American Psychological Association, and in media to include Oprah’s Magazine, Time Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. He mentors a variety of undergraduate research projects at St. Bonaventure University, where dozens of students, many of whom have gone on to earn graduate and doctoral degrees at various institutions, have coauthored and presented research work. In addition to his teaching, research, and advisement, Dr. Privitera is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, is an identical twin, and is married with two daughters, Grace Ann and Charlotte Jane, and two sons, Aiden Andrew and Luca James.来自同一作者的更多电子书 / 编辑
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