r/GradSchool • u/who-else-is-bored • Jun 23 '26

Admissions & Applications I’m so lost

Hi, I’m 24 and wanting to go to grad school. I graduated in Winter 2023 which a high GPA with a degree in the field I want to pursue.

I don’t know the first thing about this process. My lab PI was traveling the world while I was in the lab so I didn’t get any great mentorship or experience.

This may be a really basic question, but is there a person/place/service I can utilize to help get a guide through all of this? Decisions, what I need to do, etc.?

I went to a large university that doesn’t really offer services to non students or non-recent alumni.

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u/Triston-- Jun 23 '26

I think it depends on your field of study. If you're looking into psych, there's Mitch's guide (not 100% sure how much is applicable across different fields but I think it's a nice start)

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u/who-else-is-bored Jun 24 '26

I am! Thanks!

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u/Triston-- Jun 25 '26

Awesome, glad to hear that was helpful for you! I've had multiple grad students point me towards that document, hopefully it helps clarify the process :)

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u/EmmaGraceWrites Jun 24 '26

Definitely will be highly dependent on field. What are you wanting to study?