- Research further education options related to my degree and areas of interest.
- Develop a plan to meet all program requirements e.g. GPA, courses, admissions tests, experiences.
- Get involved in research/relevant experiences to gain skills and focus.
- Develop alternative plans as needed.
To research options:
- Check out the Further Education section to learn more about graduate and professional schools and post-graduate programs.
- Attend the Graduate and Professional Schools Fair in September to talk to institutional reps about program requirements and timelines.
- Talk to people in your field of interest: register for the Job Shadow Program and In the Fieldevents; attend Career Centre events to talk with alumni and industry reps; events are posted on CLNx.
- Attend workshops and drop ins to discuss options such as medicine, teaching and law.
- Review further education tipsheets for more information.
Develop a plan:
- Map out each year with your goals for GPA, courses, gaining experiences, studying for and writing admissions tests.
- Utilize the Career Resource Library for study aids for admissions tests.
- Connect with professors, teaching assistants and professionals for advice on timing and tasks.
- Review the Academic References tipsheet to identify potential references.
- Review the Path to Further Education tipsheet for more details.
Get involved:
- Review the On Campus Opportunities booklet to learn more about how to gain on campus experience.
- Review the Research stream and Work Experience stream Work Study opportunities on the CLNx
- For summer term, these are listed from late April to early May.
- For the Fall/Winter term, these are advertised from mid-August to mid-September.
- Review more ideas on the What Else is Available webpage.
Develop an alternative plan:
- As many programs are competitive, consider developing an alternative plan with a career counsellor that you can use if your first choices do not work out right away.