by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Sep 12, 2016 | Admissions Essay, Application Essay, Grad Admissions, Personal Statement, Writing Help
Unlike those for your undergraduate applications, your personal statements for graduate, professional training, and postgraduate opportunities should show some degree of focus on, achievement in, and passion for a specific field. They should speak strongly to why the...
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Sep 5, 2016 | College Admissions, Grad Admissions, Health and Medical Admissions, Recommendations, Writing Help
Strong recommendations are key to winning competitive undergraduate and graduate study admissions, as well as volunteer, scholarship and fellowship opportunities. The recommendation provides a third-party assessment of you that the admissions or selection committee...
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Aug 29, 2016 | Grad Admissions, Health and Medical Admissions, PhD, Profile, Self-Care
“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” Dr. Laura Edwards graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology in 2008, and from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a doctorate in Human Development...
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Aug 22, 2016 | College Admissions, Grad Admissions, Interviews
The hours spent sweating over your university application have paid off. “Congratulations. You have been selected for an interview!” You can’t wait to head out to your dream school, but before you make your travel arrangements, review these tips. 1. Read all the...
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Aug 15, 2016 | Career, Grad Admissions
Searching for and securing a job you are good at, enjoy doing and are well compensated for can take months. Hey, some people say it takes decades; others say your perfect job does not exist, and you must create it. Still, let’s say some of these jobs exist and...