Graduate School:

• Cultivating relationships with professors for references takes time – speak up in class, attend office hours, and/or volunteer to help with research well in advance of your application year
• Pay specific attention to when you plan to research schools and contact potential supervisors. You will need to do this in advance
• Balance your work, volunteer, research, and extracurricular activities with maintaining your grades; but don’t leave getting experience until your last year. All experience will help you determine research interests, career decisions, and solidify a strong application – start early
• Scholarship applications are due before your actual program application. Start early as you will most likely need to write a proposal and have references for the scholarship application in addition to all of the program applications you are preparing
• A Career Development appointment will help you determine your values, skills, interests, and personality in order to make decisions about your career direction and program choice – the earlier you start learning about yourself, the earlier you will feel prepared to make decisions or determine back-up plans
• Individual applications, co-op streams, and circumstances can differ, so adjust your timeline accordingly and/or meet with a Further Education Career Advisor to discuss alterations to your timeline