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Applying to Graduate School in Psychology: Advice from Successful Students and Prominent Psychologists is the first published book from APA on pursuing higher education to be edited solely by graduate students and that is predominantly written by graduate students. It may be the first book of its kind from any publisher that is edited and authored by graduate students. is a new addition to the books presently available for students applying to graduate school. It is published by the American Psychological Association (i.e., APA Books) and was officially released on 15 May 2008. At the time of publication, the editors (Amanda Kracen and Ian Wallace) were 5th year graduate students in the counseling psychology doctoral program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.



Many novel features are provided in Applying to Graduate School in Psychology: Advice from Successful Students and Prominent Psychologists, including:
 * Chapters authored by graduate students
 * Essays written by famous psychologists
 * An insider's view of getting into graduate school
 * A thorough discussion of relevant issues
 * Personal tales of authors


 * Editors: Amanda Kracen and Ian Wallace
 * Student authors: Hector Adames, Alison Breland, Frank Corigliano, Christina Grange, Hayal Kackar, Sangeet Khemlani, Amanda Kracen, Kristine Molina, Darby Saxbe, and Ian Wallace
 * Professional essayists: Roy Baumeister, Clara Hill, Gerald Koocher, Elizabeth Loftus, David Myers, Hector Myers, James Prochaska, Robert Sternberg, and Melba Vasquez

Reference
1. Kracen, A.C. & Wallace, I. J. (2008). ''Applying to graduate school in psychology: Advice from successful students and prominent psychologists. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.