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Counseling
Counselors are available to advise undergraduates and alumni with applications, admissions requirements, researching programs, essays and financial aid. Appointments should be scheduled in advance by stopping by the Pre Graduate desk in Career Servces or by calling the Administrative Assistant at 215-898-1789. For an alum who does not live in the Philadelphia area, graduate and professional school counseling is available by phone.
Credentials
Career Services keeps letters of recommendation written on your behalf of professors and former employers in a Credentials File. This is a permanent file that only you can forward materials from. For instructions on how to open a file, see the receptionist at the front desk of Career Services or check the website. If you are uncertain about who you should ask to write your letters of recommendation for a specific program, you can discuss this with a counselor. Click here to view the Credentials section of this website.
Essay Critique
A counselor will critique a statement of purpose or personal essay for graduate/professional school applications. If you are having trouble developing the content of your essay, feel free to make an appointment with a counselor. Bring your essay to the pre graduate desk and allow 3-5 days for a written critique. Alums can fax or send essays for critique.
Programs and Workshops
Throughout the year workshops on applying to graduate and professional school are sponsored by Career Services to provide students with up to date information on the preparation and application process for graduate/professional school.
Career Services also coordinates panels each semester focusing on specific graduate programs. Admissions staff, faculty, and graduate students are often represented at these programs.
Graduate/Professional School On Campus Visits
Presentations by representatives of graduate/professional programs are held in the fall semester. While these are not formal interviews, graduate/professional school information sessions provide students with an opportunity to meet with an admissions representative or faculty and find out more information about the academics program and other resources. Advance sign up is required.
To view a schedule of Programs, Workshops and On Campus Visits for this semester, click here.
Library
Located directly across from the receptionist's desk. The Career Service library contains a variety of graduate and professional school resources. School directory guides, periodicals, books on financial aid, writing essays plus graduate and professional school catalogues can be found in the graduate school section of the library. In addition to regular office hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, the library is open from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Click here to visit the library section of this website.
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Hours & Location
Career Services is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. During the academic year, the Career Services library is open until 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.
Our offices are in the basement level of the McNeil Building, Suite 20, 3718 Locust Walk. (McNeil is located near 37th and Spruce Sts. and an entrance to our office is located directly across from Vance Hall).
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Appointments & Walk-ins
Appointments with counselors should be scheduled in advance by stopping at the Pre-Graduate/Professional desk or by calling (215) 898-1789. For alumni living outside of the Philadelphia area, telephone appointments are available.
Pre-Law Walk-In hours occur each semester. Walk-In hours for the Spring 2008 Semester will be announced soon.
Pre-Health Walk-In hours occur each semester. Walk-In hours for Spring 2008 Semester are:
Main Office Hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday
Career Services Library Hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday, Thursday, and Friday; 9am to 6pm, Tuesday & Wednesday*
* Please note that these are scheduled hours during the academic year; they may vary during the summer and around holidays. Please call (215) 898-1789 to confirm office and library hours at these times.
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Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional School Advising Staff
Peter Stokes, PhD
Senior Associate Director, Pre-Health, Pre-Grad
(215) 898-7324
stokespm@exchange.upenn.edu
Anne Reedstrom, EdD
Associate Director, Pre-Law, Pre-Health
(215) 898-5261
anner2@exchange.upenn.edu
Todd Rothman, MA
Associate Director, Pre-Law, Pre-Health
(215) 746-6719
trothman@exchange.upenn.edu
Carol Hagan, PhD
Pre-Health Advisor
(215) 898-1789
chagan@exchange.upenn.edu
Liz Brainard, BA
Administrative Assistant
(215) 898-1789
brae@exchange.upenn.edu
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Email Listservs
For Health Professions Schools
If you are interested in receiving announcements and information related to Health Professions Schools (i.e. Medical, Dental, Veterinary, etc.), please subscribe to the appropriate e-mail listserv below, based upon the first letter of your last name:
- PreHealthA-E
- PreHealthF-K
- PreHealthL-R
- PreHealthS-Z
To subscribe to this listserv, please send an email to listserv@lists.upenn.edu. The body of the message must contain the notation: SUBscribe PreHealthA-E (or the corresponding list for your last name).
For Law Schools
If you are interested in receiving announcements and information related to Law Schools, please subscribe to the appropriate e-mail listserv below, based upon the first letter of your last name:
- PreLawA-G
- PreLawH-P
- PreLawQ-Z
To subscribe to this listserv, please send an email to listserv@lists.upenn.edu. The body of the message must contain the notation: SUBscribe PreLawA-G (or the corresponding listserv for your last name).
For Graduate Schools
If you are interested in receiving announcements and information related to Graduate Schools, in any field except the Health Professions and Law, please subscribe to the appropriate e-mail listserv below, based upon the first letter of your last name:
- PreGradA-G
- PreGradH-P
- PreGradQ-Z
To subscribe to this listserv, please send an email to listserv@lists.upenn.edu. The body of the message must contain the notation: SUBscribe PreGradA-G (or the corresponding listserv for your last name).
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Suite 20, McNeil Building • 3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6209
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