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%HTTP_EQUIV_ON_VIEW% Here are a few items from the talk that Chris Stubbs gave on 11/2/06. We should add more information over time because applying to grad school turns out to be really confusing and stressful!

Here are some useful books:

AIP publishes a list of grad programs in the physical sciences which has lots of useful information. It is online and we have the 2005 print edition in Dr. Morin's office.
The NAS published another useful book on Careers in Science and Engineering.
Finally, if you manage to become a grad student, Chris recommends Getting What You Came For, "the smart student's guide to earning a Master's or PhD", by R. L. Peters, 1997, Noonday Press.

Fellowships are good to get.

The NSF Fellowship is always popular.
The Hertz Fellowship is very prestigious and worth a lot of cash money.
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG Fellowship) is also good. Doesn't require military service or anything like that.
You might be eligible for the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship for Minorities.
Or possible an American Association of University Women fellowship.
There are many more. See the OCS fellowships page for more leads.

Some miscellaneous websites:

GRE Exams (see also our Physics GRE Resources)
Dr. Morin's advice on requesting letters of recommendation
AIP statistics on employment in the physical sciences.

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