Senior

THE SENIOR YEAR MILESTONES (95 - 130 CREDIT HOURS)

You will start to build a network to give you support and advice, let you know about opportunities and resources, and provide you with letters of recommendations for internships and scholarships. 

YOUR NEXT STEPS 

STAY ACTIVE IN YOUR ACADEMICS, CAREER & EXPERIENTIAL/CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
 

ACADEMICS

• Interact with faculty and students in your major/field of studies.  Find an faculty mentor.

• Continue your participation in research activities.

• Maintain a solid academic record, one that represents academic rigor with a strong GPA.

CAREER

• Attend career fairs, workshops, and on-campus interviews sponsored by the CSO.

• Tailor your resume to the type of employment you are seeking.  Don’t forget to highlight your transferable skills.

• Prepare for interviews

• Identify references and ask them if you may use them as an employment reference (and/or write a letter of recommendation on your behalf).

• Begin the process of applying to graduate or professional schools, if appropriate.

EXPERIENTIAL/CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 

• Participate in an internship experience.

• Share your wisdom.  Consider being a peer mentor or participate in O-Week  activities. 

• Remain involved off-campus.  Join a local or professional association related to your major/career interest.

• Take a leadership role in a class, project, society, organization or team.

• Remain involved on-campus through participation in a society.

MAKE A PLAN

• Update your course plan for your final year using the academic planner worksheet and review it with your academic advisor  to discuss the fulfillment of graduation requirements.

• As you are approaching graduation, meet with your academic advisor before or during add-drop week to make sure you have taken all the required courses.

REVIEW YOUR GRADUATION AUDIT REPORT

• Review your graduation audit report with your advisor and discuss any course you should take to graduate on time with your academic advisor.

• Discuss graduation process

• Talk about future plans (career, graduate or professional school, exams)
   

Prepare Yourself for GMAT

• The best piece of advice about the GMAT is prepare for it. Some students choose to study individually; others in a group. It is a personal decision about the best approach, but the idea is that some study is a must.

• The time to take the GMAT is in the spring or summer after the junior year or in the fall of the senior year if applying to schools during the senior year. Otherwise, some thought should be given to taking the test before leaving LUMS. 

• One advantage to taking the GMAT before leaving LUMS is that you will still be in "student mode" and perhaps feel less anxiety about the GMAT than a student who has been away from the classroom for a couple of years.

Apply to Graduate School

• If you are willing to join a Grad School, gather information about potential graduate programs, take the required entrance exam, such as the GRE or GMAT, and apply to graduate school.

• If applying to business school directly, an academic recommendation may be necessary. It is important to have professors get to know you so that they can speak to your academic and intellectual promise as a graduate student in business. Try to arrange opportunities so that they may get to know you better.

Visit Career Services Office

• Visit Career Services Office for assistance with your resume, recruitment drives and interviews.