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The 6 Most Common SOP Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

July 18, 2021 By Admin

Man Shocked by Most Common SOP Mistakes

Have you ever wondered why every graduate program, in every academic field, makes you write an application essay? Biology, Engineering, Medicine, Art - they all want to see how you write, even if you’ll NEVER write anything in your eventual career. Why? Because poor writing is a sign of poor …

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How to Email Professors (and What to Say in Interviews)

July 9, 2021 By Admin

How to Email Professors Applicant Interviewing

Most PhD applicants know they need to contact professors long before they submit their applications. It’s not exactly a bad idea for master’s applicants either - at least those applying to research- or thesis-based master’s programs with structured lab rotations. In either case, it’s …

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Writer’s Block for Students: The 3-Step Cure

June 27, 2021 By Admin

Writer's Block for Students

Did you know that writer’s block is a myth? Yes, that’s right, a complete and utter myth. There isn’t a single professional writer anywhere in the world who experiences this phenomenon known as “writer’s block.” How would newspapers ever function if journalists were constantly worried about their …

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Statement of Purpose for PhD Admission (A Universal Formula)

June 20, 2021 By Admin

Statement of Purpose for PhD Header

Formulas are beautiful, aren’t they? Whether the elegance of a binary logarithm or the universe contained within the laws of thermodynamics, it’s wondrous to see how much we can explain through gracefully arranged information. Prose writing is no different. Even with the statement of purpose for PhD …

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How to Get Into Grad School with a Low GPA (With Examples)

June 13, 2021 By Admin

Girl in Grad School Low GPA

Listen, I understand. Grad school admissions are daunting for everyone. But if your undergrad GPA was less than golden, the process can seem demoralizing. You know you have potential. You know can succeed if given the chance. But is it even possible to get into grad school with a low GPA? Yes. …

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Scholarships for Master’s Students (By Academic Field)

June 5, 2021 By Admin

Cash Scholarships for Master's Applicants

When discussing scholarships for master’s students, people tend to sound like Sancho Panza rolling his eyes at Don Quixote’s windmills. Do these giants even exist? Everyone knows PhDs get full funding, and most assume that master’s degrees just come with a boatload of debt. (Hence the growing …

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Kisses of Death in Graduate Applications: Review and Summary

May 29, 2021 By Admin

Kisses of Death in Graduate Applications

If you haven’t read about the five “Kisses of Death in the Graduate School Application Process,” then please allow me to save you a boatload of trouble and anxiety. In 2006, two researchers surveyed admissions chairs from eighty-eight psychology graduate departments. They didn’t want to find out …

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Diversity Statement 101: An Essay Guide for Champions

May 23, 2021 By Admin

Diversity Statement 101

The Diversity Statement, and its close cousins the Personal History and Personal Contributions essays, might be the hardest part of graduate applications. The prompts are so vague and open-ended. They often make applicants shudder. What am I supposed to write about? What if I’m not a …

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Luminous Intelligence: Why Hiring an SOP Writer Doesn’t Work

May 14, 2021 By Admin

SOP Writer At Work

Would you believe you can hire an SOP writer on Fiverr for only $20? Or that there are over 4 million hits if you Google ghostwriting services for your essays? Really, it’s astounding how many people are willing to submit applications they didn’t write. Obviously, there’s an ethical problem with …

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How to Write Your Engineering SOP (Master’s Success Story)

May 9, 2021 By Admin

Engineering Statement of Purpose

Ever wonder what kind of statement of purpose impresses engineering admissions committees? I think about this every single day. I think about the structure. I think about the stories that Computer, Electrical, and Industrial engineers tell. I think about the style and the “Why This Program” section. …

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