Schedule

Fall Workshops

This is a three-part workshop series designed to help students prepare their written statements for their graduate school applications. We will present on what to include and how to format personal, diversity, and research statements and then provide the space for feedback. During the workshops, graduate students can help with brainstorming prior experiences you should write about or offer tips for creating a narrative structure that frames those experiences. 

Overview of the series:

1. Session 1: Dr. Jahla Osborne, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Northeastern, will lead you through how to write a personal statement. You'll leave this session knowing what details about you and from your previous experiences are relevant for your personal statement and how to structure this information. 

2. Session 2: Current PhD students will guide you through examples of personal statements that helped them gain admission to Psychology PhD programs. We will also give tips for outlining the narrative in your personal statement, a crucial component of introducing yourself to potential advisors and demonstrating you are a good fit to work with them. We’ll also cover how to write research and diversity statements if that is of interest. 

3. Session 3: This is a feedback session where you will swap statement drafts with others in attendance and receive constructive peer feedback on your statement. You are invited to bring your statement draft regardless of what stage of writing you are at with it.

4. Office Hours: If you're looking for more personalized feedback on your statements or have questions not answered during the workshops, we are also hosting two office hours after the workshops conclude.

Workshop Resources:

•  Worksheet: To facilitate the flow of ideas and help perfect the narrative structure of your statements, we will provide a worksheet and give you  time to fill it out throughout the series. 

• PhD Students: Who better to ask for tips and feedback than those who have successfully been through the application process? Like with all our programs, it's the GSMP exec board hosting this series and all of us are current Psychology PhD students. We invite you to pick our brains about PhD programs and how to be a successful applicant. We will be at each session and office hours.

These sessions will be held on Thursdays at 5:30-7pm in Nightingale Hall.

Find the Fall 2025 workshop series dates below!

Presentation Series

This series of presentations in the spring offer the opportunity to connect with current PhD students in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern who will present on a variety of topics related to graduate school and the application process. The presentations will cover topics including different graduate degrees in psychology, the application process, and what to expect in graduate school. We encourage students at any stage during their undergrad career and anyone in a post-bacc position to join us for any or all of the presentations. It's never too early to begin thinking about graduate school and how to prepare for it!

Find the dates for our Spring 2025 meetings below! 

*Schedule is subject to change