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September 13, 2021

How to Ace Your Grad School Application Interviews

Gearing Up for Grad School Series Part 10

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, […]

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August 30, 2021

Additional Documents to Submit with Your Grad School Applications

Gearing Up for Grad School Series Part 9

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 […]

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August 2, 2021

What Does a Curriculum Vitae Include?

Gearing Up for Grad School Series Part

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 […]

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July 19, 2021

Statement of Purpose: What is It and How Should I Write It?

Gearing Up for Grad School Series Part 6

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 […]

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May 24, 2021

How to Stay Organized When Applying to Grad School

Gearing Up for Grad School Series Part 2

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 […]

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May 10, 2021

Start Early on Your Grad School Applications

Gearing Up for Grad School Series Part 1

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 […]

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March 8, 2021

How to Write a Great Grad School Admissions Essay

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 […]

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April 20, 2020

How Do Grad Schools View Multiple GRE Scores?

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 […]

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February 24, 2020

Why Does Your GRE Score Matter So Much?

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 […]

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November 18, 2019

How to Easily Keep Track of Your Grad Schools Applications

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 […]

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