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December 27, 2018

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Analyzing Your Skills Before Applying to Graduate School

Analyzing Your Skills Before Applying to Graduate School. Get more info about applying to grad school by downloading Get Your Game On: Prepping for Your Grad School Application

“Analyzing Your Skills Before Applying to Graduate School” is taken from our free guide, Get Your Game On: Prepping for Your Grad School Application. To download the complete guide, click here.

As I’ve been discussing, part of the pre-application thought process involves honest analysis of your achievements and abilities, along with your future interests. Grad school will give you the opportunity for deep, advanced study in your field—including theoretical/methodological approaches undergrads are rarely exposed to. As you prepare to apply, consider how to present your skills/accomplishments effectively, and determine whether you need to shore up any gaps in your record.

Connecting Your Experiences and Your Goals with Your Target Programs

First, think about the skills you’ve gained so far, and think about the programs you’re considering.

Do you meet the prerequisites for admission?

Challenges may arise if you don’t have an undergraduate degree in the field you want to pursue. You may have to demonstrate that you have sufficient background if you don’t have the degree to prove it. Does the department require any specific knowledge on entrance (such as statistics or foreign language fluency)? Can gaps be made up during your first semester, or do you need to remedy them before you apply?

Do you have research experience?

If yes, what type of project(s) did you complete? Did you participate in faculty research or conduct your own project? Did your work result in any presentations/publications? What did you learn about your field? What did you learn about the process of doing research/conducting a long-term project? How did this project make you interested in pursuing future research?

Have you done anything special to gain pertinent skills?

Did you take accelerated or grad level courses as an undergrad? Did you participate in an honors program? Are you planning to take any extra coursework before applying? If you’re working, have you gained skills through your job that relate to your proposed program?

In the final post, I’ll cover other preparatory topics such as lining up letters of recommendation and searching for fellowships.

“Analyzing Your Skills” is taken from our free guide, Get Your Game On: Prepping for Your Grad School Application. To download the complete guide, click here.

Do you need help identifying your strength and highlighting them in your graduate school application? Work together with your Accepted advisor to discover your most impressive skills, talents, and interests, and then use them to create an application that will get your ACCEPTED.

Download our free report: GET YOUR GAME ON: Preparing for Your Grad School Application

By Dr. Rebecca Blustein, former Accepted admissions consultant. Dr. Blustein has a BA and PhD from UCLA in English and Comparative Literature. She formerly worked as a Student Affairs Officer at UCLA’s Scholarship Resource Center where she gained experience guiding applicants in areas of admissions and funding. Dr. Blustein’s clients have been accepted to top Master’s and PhD programs in dozens of fields across all disciplines. Want an admissions expert help you get accepted? Click here to get in touch!

 

Related Resources:

• 5 Fatal Flaws to Avoid in Your Graduate School Statement of Purpose, a free guide
• Optimize Your Grad School Application: Grades, Essays, Resume, Activity History, and More, a podcast episode
• “What Next….” Is Graduate School For You?

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