by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Feb 14, 2017 | Admissions Essay, Application Essay, Grad Admissions, Master's Degree, Personal Statement, Recommendations, Resume, Writing Help
You are finally applying to grad school, but you have just about three months in which to do so. If you missed Part I in this two-part series about how to accomplish this feat, you can find it here. Part I covers how to use month 1 to strategize and start. With a...
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Feb 7, 2017 | Admissions Essay, Application Essay, Grad Admissions, Master's Degree, MPH, Personal Statement, PhD, Recommendations, Scholarship
Ideally, you will apply to pursue a master’s degree in a paced manner—over 6–12 months. Having ample time allows you to do several rounds of work on each component; it also enables those helping you to do their best work. However, circumstances are not always ideal....
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Dec 20, 2016 | Admissions Essay, Application Essay, Grad Admissions, Master's Degree, MPH, Personal Statement, PhD, Resume, Scholarship, Writing Help
Reading New Year’s Resolutions on social media brings me as much joy as seeing the memes that deride these declarations. Yes, it can seem non-serious to delay making a positive change immediately, especially when there are no barriers to doing so. However, I have...
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Oct 17, 2016 | Admissions Essay, Application Essay, College Admissions, Grad Admissions, Personal Statement, Writing Help
Writing a personal statement can feel like an onerous assignment. Myriad questions swim around in your mind: How do I condense years of accomplishments into a few hundred words? How do I explain a motivation that is emotional and personal while remaining professional?...
by Shawna-Kaye Lester | Oct 10, 2016 | Admissions Essay, Application Essay, College Admissions, Personal Statement, Writing Help
Think of writing your admissions essay like building a house. No matter how quickly you want the house to be ready, or how much you want to be able to show off the finished product to your friends, you would not start building before you prepare a construction plan....
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...
