After Creating Your Legacy

lesson after Transitioning

Guide to Grad School Introduction to Guide to Grad School Welcome to AAP’s Online Grad School Preparation lessons. In these lessons, Academic Advancement Programs (AAP) has created an online guide to help prepare undergraduate students for graduate school. The lessons are designed to guide you through various phases of the process from exploring career options…

Exploring Graduate School This module, like the ones that follow, is structured around key checkpoints that we will detail through writing, activities, podcasts and videos. Feel free to click in linear fashion or jump around as you see fit. Exploring Graduate School Preparation Checklist Typically, we recommend the Exploring Lesson for students within their first…

Building Your Skills In the Exploring lesson, you were asked to reflect on your course plan, relationships with faculty and staff, career trajectory, and financial readiness as it relates to graduate school preparation.  You took on the challenge and actively explored your future career goals and the resources at your university. Once you narrow down…

Mastering (Part I): Planning You have explored and built the foundations of your graduate school career. It is time to MASTER the habits and skills you gained in the last two phases or your journey. The mastering phase encompasses your entire third academic year summer, totaling three semesters. There will be lots of trial and…

Mastering (Part III): Acting You have explored and built the foundations of your graduate school career. It is time to MASTER the habits and skills you gained in the last two phases or your journey. The mastering phase encompasses your entire third academic year summer, totaling three semesters. There will be lots of trial and…

Mastering (Part II): Strategizing You have explored and built the foundations of your graduate school career. It is time to MASTER the habits and skills you gained in the last two phases or your journey. The mastering phase encompasses your entire third academic year summer, totaling three semesters. There will be lots of trial and…

Applying (Part I): Submitting This is the moment you have been preparing for- APPLYING to graduate school programs! It is time to put your research, coursework performance, academic network and extracurricular involvement to the test. Submitting Your Application Here we cover the actual process of filling out and submitting required documents for graduate school applications…

Applying (Part II): Reflecting You have submitted all of your graduate school applications. What is next for you? It is a time of uncertainty, whether you await acceptances or are trying to pick between various offers.  This module is designed to help you navigate this important time period. Reflecting on Your Application Process This module…