You’re ready to sit down and write your statement of purpose. You’ve got a cup of coffee and chunk of time to think and write. Now, how do you get started? Here are 4 things you need to write a great statement of purpose: 1. A clearly thought out goal This is the most important thing. Your statement of purpose, whether…
4 Statement of Purpose Must-Haves: What You Need to Start
You’re ready to sit down and write your Statement of Purpose. Maybe you have a full cup of coffee, some time to write… What do you need to get started? A clearly thought out goal. This is the most important thing. Your statement of purpose, whether for a Master’s or PhD, is a forward-looking statement—you…
How to Manage Word Limits and Deadlines
Motown, one of the authors of Fortune 800: Our Journey to an MBA, is struggling with limits — word and time — in her blog post “Did I do the Math right? Part 2.” Let me see if I can’t help with both issues: Dealing with Application Deadlines: Set yourself a schedule and work backwards…
3 Treats that Will do the Trick in Your Personal Statement or Application Essay
In my meanderings on the web, I stumbled across a short video on screen writing. The presenters are two Emmy-winning screen writers, and they know a thing or two about telling a good story. They boil the story-telling stew down to three words — actually 2 do’s and 1 don’t: The do’s: Therefore But The…
Epidemic Among Applicants!
Your personal statements, application essays, and statements of purpose are suffering. It’s serious. And could be fatal to your application. This latest epidemic of vacuous, declarative sentences that either state the obvious or make non-credible claims has reached epic proportions in applicant essays, personal statements, and statements of purpose. The cure? Substance and specifics. Stories…
