Follow this checklist:
___ A listing of all schools you are applying to, the deadlines,
whether
or not there is a form to be completed (yes/no), what program you are
applying
to for each school (clinical, counseling, MD, OT, etc.), and whether it
is a doctoral or master's program. Important!! The deadlines you
list should be the dates when the letters can be placed in regular
campus mail for transfer to the US Postal Service.
___ Curriculum vitae
___ GRE scores (if available); if not, please include SAT scores
___ Overall GPA and psychology (or neuroscience) GPA
___ If you've done research, list the faculty member(s) involved, a
brief description of the project, whether it has/will be presented
somewhere, and your intellectual/physical involvement in the
project.
___ When/How you first met Dr. Cannon – calculate how many years/months
Dr. Cannon has known you - it makes for smooth writing to know the
years/months.
___ Provide addressed (or named - see further) envelopes for ALL letters. Even if letters are to be returned to you (rather than sent directly to the school), include a self-addressed envelope. Obviously, letters that should be returned to you should have your name, or address, on them AND the name of the school that it's intended for.
___ Due to Dr. Cannon's notoriously bad handwriting, please type in all demographic information (for BOTH you and him), except the date, on the forms to your schools. When asked for name and position of professor, type (if it all fits):
J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Director, Neuroscience Program
Dr. Cannon’s address is:
Department of Psychology
Alumni Memorial Hall
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510-4596
Contact Info:
___ On the sheet of paper hanging from the bookshelf by the plants, write your name on the first date when you want Dr. Cannon to get your letters out - not get them there - get them out.