The Resilience Factor: How Flaws and Failures Can Strengthen Your Application
A speaker recently told a story about traveling in Asia, where he saw a stunning emerald. Enchanted by the stone’s…
Grad School Admissions
Proving Character Traits in Your Essays
When you write an application essay or statement of purpose, you’re trying to accomplish two equally vital goals at once.…
How to Help Your Child Apply Successfully to Graduate School
Applying to graduate school can be a highly stressful process. As an applicant’s parent, you naturally want to help them,…
Strategy for Writing an Accomplishment Essay (with examples)
Maybe you’re familiar with macros – the nutrients your body needs to function. Achieving the proper balance of macros leads…
Michigan Ross’ Master in Management (MM): All You Need to Know [Episode 560]
Show Summary Are you a college junior or senior with an interest in business and a non-business major? Or perhaps…
Writing Your PA School Personal Statement with Impact [Including a PA Personal Statement Example]
There are approximately 300 accredited PA (physician assistant) schools in the United States. In the most recent application cycle, these…
Get Off That Waitlist!
Landing on a school’s waitlist can be disappointing and even nerve-racking. As a result, waitlisted applicants sometimes let their anxiety…
How to Prepare for Your PhD Interview
Although not all PhD programs require interviews, most do, and you will usually interview with the faculty member who will…
Advice for Applicants: Moving from 2023 to 2024 [Episode 557]
Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham looks back at her predictions for the 2023/2024…
Five Tips for Writing Compelling PsyD Personal Statements
“What should I include?” “How do I start?” “What will impress the admissions committee?” These are the most common questions…
How to Write Your Master’s in Engineering Statement of Purpose
Top engineering graduate programs expect applicants to have a high GPA, and some schools also expect an impressive GRE score,…
Statement of Purpose versus Personal Statement
Applicants to graduate school quickly become familiar with the request to provide a statement of purpose (SOP). The SOP for…
Three Ways Writing About Obstacles Strengthens Your Application Essays
Applicants love to write about their accomplishments, whether in a personal statement for graduate school or in a b-school essay that…
How to Write About Your Research Interests
The most common challenge that my master’s and PhD applicant clients face when writing a statement of research interests or…
I Got Laid Off! Should I Apply to Graduate School?
If you lost your job because of layoffs in your field or any other reason, it could actually be a…
Stanford’s MCiM Combines Technology, Healthcare, and Business [Episode 548]
Show Summary In this podcast episode, Linda Abraham interviews Dr. Kevin Schulman, the director of Stanford's Master of Science and…
Extracurricular Activities Can Help You Get Accepted to Graduate Therapy Programs
Your involvements outside of the classroom can be an important component of your graduate school application. Can you draw a…
Five Tips for Getting Started on your Fulbright Statement of Grant Purpose
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers an amazing opportunity to travel abroad to pursue independent research or graduate study. One…
Three Don’ts When Asking for Letters of Recommendation
The individuals who agree to write your letters of recommendation (LORs) are doing you a favor, so the least you…
Ask Away at Your Admissions Interview!
Have you been invited to interview at the grad school of your choice? Great news! This means the program is…