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by Sundas Ali
When the adcoms ask you to write about a flaw or weakness in your essays, and you either fail to offer any or the ones you come up with sound like you are just checking a box – mentioning something vague and generic and not of much significance – you will seem like a fake …
You’ve completed your first essay draft – this is a great milestone! But outstanding essays are the result of multiple drafts, so now it’s time to revise and edit. Here’s how to get the job done: 1. Let your essay rest for a day or two, particularly after an intensive writing session. You’ll return to it with …
by Sundas Ali
A fascinating discussion among Accepted’s admissions consultants revealed that MBA applicants don’t always understand how adcoms define an accomplishment, so we wrote this post to help remove the guesswork for you. Here are the kinds of accomplishments you should strive to include in your essay: Examples of Impact and Initiative In your accomplishment essay, providing examples of …
Applying to graduate school can be a stressful process. As an applicant’s parent, you naturally want to help, but how can you do so? Maybe you never went to graduate school, or it has been decades since you applied. The process is not the same as it was years ago. Furthermore, your child is now …
by Sundas Ali
All original essays have a unique theme, and it can take time and careful thought to identify what yours should be. If you go back to the essays we examined in the previous post in this series, you will see that the public health program applicant opened her essay by cleverly presenting her theme in the form …
by Steven Tagle
You are nearly finished with your application, but when you get to the section that asks you about your extracurricular activities, you freeze up. “I don’t really have any extracurricular activities,” you think. “What should I do now?” I’ve worked with countless applicants who have found themselves in the same nail-biting dilemma. They search frantically …
by Karin Ash
Graduate school applicants quickly become familiar with the request to provide a statement of purpose (SOP). The SOP for graduate school programs, especially for STEM applicants, usually asks you to provide information on your motivation and preparation for the graduate program. The SOP prompt may vary from school to school, but essentially you are asked …
“What should I include?” “How do I start?” “What will impress the admissions committee?” These are common questions PsyD applicants ask about their application essays. What makes this task even more confusing is that different programs refer to this same essay as a “personal statement,” a “statement of purpose,” a “graduate essay,” a “statement of goals,” a …
When crafting application essays – whether for graduate school, business school, or any other competitive program – candidates often focus on highlighting their accomplishments. And it’s easy to understand why. Most applicants want to showcase their significant achievements, such as leading a groundbreaking project, making a meaningful impact through research, or spearheading a successful community …
by Sundas Ali
Your statement of purpose is one of the best ways to showcase yourself to the adcom as an original, well-qualified, and purposeful candidate. A strong statement of purpose will demonstrate your knowledge of and fit for your chosen field, as well as your intellectual growth, maturity, and ability to communicate clearly. Additionally, it will show …
by Sundas Ali
The personal statement is your opportunity to stand out and make a lasting impression on your target school’s adcom. How can you make your essay original? How much should you tell? And at what point are you crossing the line into TMI? When I applied to college, I wrote a personal statement describing some challenging …
by Sundas Ali
Teamwork – and its close cousin, leadership – are highly prized by graduate programs and universities. But if you haven’t worked in a team on any regular basis, don’t worry! You’ve probably got a number of examples of teamwork in your back pocket that you didn’t even realize were there. Consider the following four ideas when you …
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