{"id":355,"date":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/graduate-school-planning-timelines\/"},"modified":"2020-04-28T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T17:35:28","slug":"graduate-school-planning-timelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/graduate-school-planning-timelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate School Planning Timelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College is stressful enough without having to worry about what you are going to do after you get out. Luckily, these timelines will help keep you on track throughout your undergraduate degree, so that you don\u2019t have to stress about taking care of everything when the time comes to apply to graduate school.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>College planning timelines for undergraduate students<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Prepare for graduate school with these yearly timelines to help you stay on track:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/freshman-college-students-start-building-your-resume-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freshman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/sophomore-year-graduate-school-planning-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophomore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/junior-year-graduate-school-planning-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Junior<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/senior-year-graduate-school-planning-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senior<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Graduate school planning timeline for adults going back to school<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Haven\u2019t been to school in a while? Want to go back and get an advanced degree or certification? Follow this step-by-step guide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/graduate-schools\/planning-list-adult-professionals.aspx\">Adults looking to head back to college<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are behind on these timelines, it\u2019s OK. These timelines aren\u2019t meant to be added stress to your already busy schedule. Rather, they are guides to help you prepare for obtaining an advanced degree. A lot of the items listed don\u2019t have specific deadlines, though some of them do.<\/p>\n<p>Keep deadlines in mind as you get through your undergraduate degree or start to apply to graduate school. Set reminders on your phone, email, and planner, and know that you are doing all of this to better yourself and further your own career. After all of the hard work is done, you will certainly thank yourself.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Orange call to action --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-action default orange\">\n<h3>Learn more about admissions to graduate school with articles, tips, and strategies from Peterson&#8217;s.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"button-wrapper\"><a class=\"button white outline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/graduate-schools\/graduate-admissions.aspx\">More Info<\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!--&mdash;Blue Grad School Scholarship call to action ----><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College is stressful enough without having to worry about what you are going to do after you get out. Luckily, these timelines will help keep you on track throughout your undergraduate degree, so that you don\u2019t have to stress about taking care of everything when the time comes to apply to graduate school. 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