Graduate & Professional School Fair Preparation Week

Monday, September 24, 2012
- Graduate School: Why? When? How?
  11:00 am – 12:30 pm, TSU-Ontiveros ABC
  Presented by Dr. Katherine Powers, Director Graduate Studies Office
  - Learn about what is graduate or professional school.
  - Benefits of attending graduate or Professional School.
  - How graduate or professional school can help you reach your career goals.
  - Learn about early preparation and selecting a school.
- Getting into Graduate School and the GRE
  1:00-2:30 pm, TSU-Ontiveros ABC
  Presented by The Princeton Review
  - Learn about the graduate school application process and how to prepare for the new GRE exam.
- How to Develop Research and Writing Skills Now!
  3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., TSU Ontiveros ABC
  Presented by McNair Scholars and LSAMP
  - Learn How to find research opportunities.
  - How to develop your writing skills.
  - The benefits of participating in research to make yourself competitive for graduate or professional school.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
- Got Statement? Writing a Statement of Purpose
  11:00 am – 12:30 pm, TSU-Gabrielino
  Presented by the Career Center
  - Attend this workshop to learn how to begin the writing process and avoid common mistakes when writing your statement of purpose.
  - Receive a step-by-step guide of what how to write your statement of purpose.
- Funding Graduate School
  1:00-2:30 pm, TSU-Tuffree AB
  Presented by Catalina Olvera, EPOCHS Project Director, Office of Graduate Studies
  - Learn about fellowships, grants, graduate assistantships, teaching assistantships, and the application process for such.
- Graduate Student Panel: A Latino/a Perspective
  3:00-4:30 pm, TSU-Gabrielino
  Presented by Catherine Ward, EPOCHS Graduate Student Support Specialist, Office of Graduate Studies
  - Join us for a panel discussion with current CSUF graduate students.
  - Hear their stories about their experiences- from considering graduate school to the application process, barriers they overcame, and their strategies for success.
  - You will have the opportunity to participate in the conversation.
- The Graduate School Process as a Familia: How Parents Can Support the Graduate School Journey
  6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., TSU Gabrielino
  Presented by Dr. Kandy Mink-Salas, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Catalina Olvera, EPOCHS Project Director, Maruth Figueroa, Coordinator for Freshman Programs
  - As a parent of a graduate student, how can you provide the best support and advice, even if you did not attend college yourself?
  - This workshop and discussion will help parents and students learn how to support one another as you go through the graduate school process together.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
- Graduate School Expo
  10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Central Quad Area
  - Come and meet with over 100 graduate and professional school program representatives, learn about their programs, their admissions, application process and deadlines!
- Getting into Competitive Programs: What do Admissions Committees Really Look For?
  2:30-4:00 pm, Titan Bookstore- Academic Senate Chambers
  Presented by The Career Center
  - Admissions counselor panel includes: UCI Medical School, USC School of Accounting, UCLA School of Nursing, University of San Diego School of Law, Pepperdine School of Public Policy, and Claremont Graduate University.
  - Learn how to make your application stand out and what admissions committees are looking for when reviewing applications.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
- Help Your Community, Earn a Degree: Panel of Latino/a Professionals
  11:00 am – 12:30 pm, TSU-Alvarado AB
  Presented by Catalina Olvera, EPOCHS Project Director, Office of Graduate Studies
  - Local Latino/a professionals in social work, public service, government, and medical fields will discuss the ins-and-outs of graduate education.
- Pursuing Health Professions
  1:00-2:30 pm, TSU- Alvarado AB
  Presented by Dr. Christina Goode, Health Professions Advising Office
  - Interested in pursuing a health professions career?
  - Come and learn how to get on the right track for a health professions career.
- Business School Basics
  1:00-2:30 pm, TSU-Tuffree AB
  Presented by Kaplan Test Prep
  - Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of business school admissions.
  - How to successfully navigate the admissions process.
  - How to avoid common mistakes applicants make.
  - How to prepare for the GMAT.
- Law School Confidential
  1:00-2:30 pm, TSU-Gilman
  Presented by Score it up! LSAT Prep
  - Learn about the LSAT by working through real LSAT questions, the law school application process and much more.
- Preparing for the Ph.D.: A dialogue with current Ph.D. students
  3:00 -4:30 p.m., TSU Alvarado AB
  Presented by McNairs Scholars Program
  - Students will be provided with information on how to prepare for the Ph.D., the admission process, and what is needed to be successful in graduate school.
  - Ph.D. students will be on hand to discuss their own experience and answer any questions students may have.

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