Since it's just about graduate application time, here are some useful links to help people out during this stressful experience:
Retrospectacle has a post about getting into graduate schools. I think Shelley also has a follow up post to this one - but you'll have to track it down.
Here is another set of advice from Katherine, also good, and also from the University of Michigan.
If you're thinking about going to grad school you should probably read these comics ;)
And good luck if you're applying now!
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And the advice is also good for deciding where to actually go once you get in.
I'll have to post this earlier next year ;)