You'll want to demonstrate that you are confident, comfortable with your work, able work independently, able to generate ideas and think critically, and that you are willing to learn. Be prepared with questions for the faculty and for students in the program, as you will likely meet both. Find Funding Once admitted, you'll need to determine how you'll pay for graduate school, especially if you intend to go to school full-time. Some programs only admit the number of students they can fully support with funding. Other programs will admit more students than they can support.
Funding is available in the form of loans, grants, scholarships work study, and assistantships.
The advantage of assistantships is that they often give you invaluable experience either in research, teaching or practice. If your department does not offer you an assistantship, begin looking at other departments within the university, including student services. Complete financial aid forms at the same time you complete applications so that you will know what kind of aid you'll receive at the time of admission. This will assist you in making a decision should you get multiple acceptances.