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 | Sep 19, 2016 | Grad Admissions, PhD, Profile, Self-Care
“Never forget the good reasons that motivated you to pursue the PhD in the first place.” Dr. Derron Wallace is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wheaton College (Massachusetts), where he studied sociology and the African diaspora. He recently received his Ph.D. in...
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...
