A guest post from AcceptU.com, by Stephen Friedfeld, PhD. As a graduate student, applying for funding for research can be a long, difficult and uncertain process. Many fellowships are out there – but you’ll need to do your research to find the right ones! Even as an applicant to graduate programs – especially those in [...]
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[Guest Post] Optional Admissions Essays: When and How to Write Them
Here’s a great guest post/video from our friends at Accepted.com. In this short video, Linda Abraham explores the two kinds of optional essays, who should write them, and what should go into them. Don’t miss the crucial warning at the end! By Accepted.com, the premier admissions consultancy and essay editing company that has helped applicants around [...]
Will My Undergraduate College’s Ranking Hurt My Chances of Getting into Grad School?
Here’s a great guest post from Dr. Thomas of Your Grad School Coach, enjoy! Colleges and universities earn bragging rights for appearing at the top of magazine “America’s Best College” lists, but what do these rankings really mean? What kind of impact does it translate to for the student who is going onto graduate school? [...]
[Guest Post] How to Give the Adcom a Good Nap
Another great guest post from our friends at Accepted.com. Enjoy! Last week was National Sleep Week. You were probably too busy to observe the annual NSW Snooze Fest, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do your part to help others enjoy a deep siesta! The following tips will ensure that when the adcoms pick up [...]
Steps for Applying to Grad School
A great guest post from Stephen Friedfeld, PhD, of AcceptU. Enjoy! Applying to academic graduate programs – MA, MS and PhD degrees – is very different from applying to college. (And, applying to professional graduate programs – MD, JD, M.Arch., Ed.D., MBA, and so on – is itself very different from applying for academic grad [...]
You’re Training for the Big Leagues: Preparing to Apply to Grad School
Here’s a great guest post from Dr. Thomas at YourGradSchoolCoach. Enjoy! If you are anything like me, you were never quite athletic or coordinated enough to excel at sports. And if you aren’t like me and you enjoyed your share of years as Athlete of the Year, kudos for having those glory days to look [...]
[Guest Post] How to Get Started on Your Personal Statement with One Easy Technique
A new guest post from our friends at Accepted.com, enjoy! Okay, you’ve calmed down after your initial essay-writing anxiety, and you still don’t know where to begin. How do you capture your whole life in the meager number of characters allotted? Whether you’re feeling stuck or feeling overwhelmed by all the ideas bouncing around in [...]
[Guest Post] Accepted.com’s Guide to Choosing an MBA Program
Here’s a really helpful business school infographic from our friends at Accepted.com, enjoy! This was also cross-posted to our new Magoosh GMAT blog.
[Guest Post] Application Essays: Arrogance or Pride?
Another great guest post from Accepted.com, enjoy! Many admissions essays focus on achievements that you are proud of. That focus creates a challenge: How do you craft essays that reflect appropriate pride and confidence without any arrogance or bragging ? Here are a few tips: 1. Provide specifics that demonstrate the magnitude of your achievements. [...]
[Guest Post] Think! Think! Think!
Another great guest post about how to approach application writing from Accepted.com. Enjoy! One evening my daughter came to me for help with her math homework. She had mechanically applied a method her teacher taught her for finding the size of an angle in an isosceles triangle … to a triangle with three unequal sides. [...]
