Applying to grad school can feel like a maze of requesting documents, taking tests, and writing essays. How do you make sense of it all, and be successful in your quest for admission to a graduate program? We’re breaking it down, step by step, in this blog series. In our final installment of the series, […]
Additional Documents to Submit with Your Grad School Applications
Applying to grad school can feel like a maze of requesting documents, taking tests, and writing essays. How do you make sense of it all, and be successful in your quest for admission to a graduate program? We’re breaking it down, step by step, in this blog series. This time, we’re talking about additional documents […]
What Does a Curriculum Vitae Include?
We’re on week 7 of our “Gearing up for Grad School” series, and this week, we’ll talk about your CV. Although not all grad schools will request that you submit a résumé or curriculum vitae (CV) with your application, many will. It is important to know what to include, what not to include, and how […]
Statement of Purpose: What is It and How Should I Write It?
Applying to grad school can feel like a maze of requesting documents, taking tests, and writing essays. How do you make sense of it all, and be successful in your quest for admission to a graduate program? In the 6th installment in our “Gearing up for Grad School” series we’re talking about your statement of […]
How to Stay Organized When Applying to Grad School
As we saw in the last post, there are many moving parts to keep track of when applying to grad school, including: The application form Statement of purpose Letters of recommendation Résumé Transcripts Standardized test scores Additional essays and documentation When this many balls are up in the air, it becomes easy to drop some […]
Start Early on Your Grad School Applications
Applying to grad school can feel like a maze of requesting documents, taking tests, and writing essays. How do you make sense of it all, and be successful in your quest for admission to a graduate program? We’ll break it down, step by step. In this post, let’s talk about timing, and the importance of […]
How to Write a Great Grad School Admissions Essay
The essay is one of the most important parts of your grad school application. Depending on the schools you apply to, it is sometimes called the statement of purpose, the biographical essay, the letter of intent, or the personal statement. Schools place a premium on this essay because they want to see how you write and think. They want to […]
How Do Grad Schools View Multiple GRE Scores?
In a perfect world, everyone would take standardized tests only once. It would eliminate having a low score on your score report and cause less guessing games when applying to grad school. We don’t live in a perfect world, though, and most students take the GRE more than once. So, the questions remain. Do they […]
Why Does Your GRE Score Matter So Much?
There is a lot of stress that surrounds an impending test day. It’s not surprising, then, that so many students often wonder why this test matters so much in the first place. From a practical standpoint, it may not be particularly relevant. It does matter, and there’s really no getting around it. However, this asking […]
How to Easily Keep Track of Your Grad Schools Applications
When you’re applying to grad school, one school just isn’t enough. Somewhere between five and ten is a more sensible number to apply to. It’s also a more difficult number to keep track of. Grad school applications tend to have several parts and different grad schools can have different requirements. But, there’s an easy way […]