Name of undergraduate institution (if multiple, include the name of each school along with corresponding dates):

Graduation year:

Undergraduate major(s) and/or minor(s):

If you have already graduated, please describe your activities post-graduation, along with the average hours/week time commitment. Please include dates:

List three adjectives that describe you, and why:

What do you consider your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

Which extracurricular activities, clubs, and/or sports were most meaningful to you in college? Did you hold any leadership positions in any of these organizations?

Did you win any academic honors, prizes, scholarships, fellowships, etc. during your undergraduate years? If so, please give a list of each honor/prize/award alongside the year(s) in which you won them:

Did you hold a paid or unpaid job/internship during college, either during the summer or academic year? If so, what was it? Please explain the time commitment involved, as well as the duties of the position:

Have you ever completed volunteer work? If so, what kind? Please explain the time commitment involved, as well as the name of the organization for which you volunteered:

What did you enjoy the most about your undergraduate experience?

What did you enjoy the least about your undergraduate experience?

What is your biggest source of concern or anxiety, as it relates to the graduate admissions process?

Please explain the level of participation that your parents will have in the graduate school admissions process. Will they be actively involved, not involved at all, or somewhere in the middle?

Who will be funding your graduate study?

What type(s) of graduate programs have you begun to consider? i.e. law school, business school, etc. If you are undecided, please explain why.

Are you considering any special programs? i.e. a deferred admission MBA program, or an MD/PhD program.

Are you currently interested in any specific institutions? If so, please name them:

Do you know for a fact that you are NOT interested in any particular institutions? If so, please name them:

Have you had the opportunity to visit any schools yet? What were your impressions of each visit?

Do you feel that you have already begun the admissions process? If so, please indicate the tasks that you have already completed, in addition to the tasks that you feel are remaining:

Which standardized tests relating to the graduate school admissions process have you already taken? Which do you plan to take in the future? Please include dates (month/year) if you know them:

Please share some information regarding your standardized testing history. Did you take the ACT/SAT? How many times? What kind of prep did your score entail? Did you have extra time? Was testing a major obstacle for you during the college admissions process?

Are you limiting your search for a graduate program along geographical boundaries? If so, please indicate the cities, states, or regions that meet your criteria:

Part of the time in the strategy session is reserved to answer specific questions. Please list all questions below, so that we can leave adequate time to answer them:

Is there anything else that you think would be helpful for me to know about you as we begin your graduate school application process?

STUDENT questionnaire: GRADUATE SCHOOL STRATEGY SESSION