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Grad School Application Checklist: 8 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook December 14, 2012 CommentThis is the fifth installment of our series on what you should be doing in advance of submitting your graduate school applications. The following suggestions are what to do eight months before your application deadlines.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 9 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook December 7, 2012 CommentThis is the fourth installment of our series on what you should be doing in advance of submitting your graduate school applications. Here are some suggestions on what to do nine months before your application deadlines.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 10 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook November 30, 2012 CommentThis is the third installment of our series on what you should be doing in advance of submitting your graduate school applications. Remember: You do not want to wait until the last minute to pull everything together. This usually ends up with you rushing, making unnecessary mistakes, and thereby lessening your chances of being admitted.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 11 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook November 19, 2012 CommentIn our last post, we talked about what to do when starting your graduate school search 12 months before sending in your applications. Here are some tips for what to do 11 months before applying.
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Grad School Application Checklist: 12 Months Out
Tweet Share on Facebook November 12, 2012 CommentOver the next several weeks, we will be presenting information for prospective graduate students who are planning to enroll in the fall of 2014.
Graduate school is not something to take lightly. It involves a major investment personally, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and financially. Be sure to allow enough time to do your due diligence and get all of the information you want and need before deciding where to apply.
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How Grad School Applicants Can Deal With Negative Recommendation Letters
Tweet Share on Facebook October 26, 2012 CommentWhen graduate school admissions officials receive a less than flattering letter of recommendation about an applicant, they usually will come away with a negative impression of the prospective student. They assume that grad school candidates will choose recommenders who are ready to highlight their achievements and demonstrate why the school should offer admission to the applicant.
When the opposite happens, that can be a major red flag. But if it happens to you, all hope is not lost.
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Consider When to Contact the Graduate Admissions Office
Tweet Share on Facebook October 19, 2012 CommentAlthough some graduate school applicants may be tempted to contact admissions officials on a regular basis to reinforce their strong interest, schools almost always will view that strategy negatively. It is perfectly legitimate, however, to contact the admissions office from time to time for more practical reasons.
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How to Successfully Handle Grad School Admissions Challenges
Tweet Share on Facebook October 12, 2012 CommentOn occasion, something goes wrong during the graduate school application process. There are several kinds of mistakes that applicants or admissions officials might make, and this post addresses three examples:
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7 Steps for Fixing Errors in Graduate School Applications
Tweet Share on Facebook October 5, 2012 CommentOn occasion, graduate or business school applicants discover that the applications they have already submitted contain errors. These mistakes can occur either in the essays—such as grammatical or punctuation errors, typos, and out-of-order paragraphs—or in the general application, where applicants might forget to answer a required question, provide the wrong dates on their résumés, or forget to include a promotion, recognition, or leadership experience.
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How to Contact Professors as a Grad School Applicant
Tweet Share on Facebook September 28, 2012 CommentOne aspect of the graduate school admissions process that I'm often asked about is whether it's appropriate for applicants to contact faculty members at prospective schools. I always tell students that it can be appropriate, but I suggest doing so very carefully, if at all.
