• Clarify your career plans and goals
• Research the requirements of your career path
• Maintain a competitive undergraduate GPA
• Study for entrance exams: GRE
• Develop positive relationships with faculty
• Gain invaluable experience by participating in undergraduate research programs ** available at your campus **
• Participate in Undergraduate Summer Research: www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm
• Begin talking with graduate students in your prospective field of study
• Sign up for National Research Organizations such as the following: SACNAS, ABRCMS, NSBE, SHPE, AISES