Happy Friday, Reader, you made it! I hope your week is on the upswing after the Dolly Parton news… truthfully, I’m still recovering. Her education advocacy was next-level. Last week, we covered how to turn your experience into evidence for admissions committees. This week, we’re zooming back out to make sure your full application is telling a cohesive story. Admit it: You’re approaching your application one piece at a time. To be fair, every program’s page gives you a to-do list of what you...
14 days ago • 4 min read
Happy Friday, Reader, you made it! I hope you’re enjoying the back-to-school vibes of late August. Last week I covered “fit” and how to show application reviewers you’re aligned with what they value. Today, we’re talking about the next step: turning your experiences into evidence. A few strategic lines can be the difference between graduate school acceptance and a waitlist. Admit it: It feels like your work experience should speak for itself. And it often does! … to the people who know those...
21 days ago • 3 min read
Happy Friday, Reader, you made it! It’s magically mid-August, be sure to pencil in some final summer fun on your to-do list. Today, we’re talking about the elusive concept of “fit.” It’s how admissions committees determine who to accept - and it’s up to applicants to figure out what it means for each program. Admit it: “Fit” makes way more sense for jeans than it does applying for graduate school. It gets thrown around as often as “holistic review," usually with a lot of pressure to prove...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Happy Friday, Reader, you made it! I hope it's been an excellent week. Today we’re talking about letters of recommendation. Graduate application reviewers skim applications quickly before reading the content. When it comes to recommendations, they're much more likely to fully read the letters that seem detailed, specific, and thoughtful. With a solid letter-requesting strategy, your recommendations have a better chance of catching reviewers' attention (in the good way). Admit it: Most people...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Happy Friday, Reader, you made it! I hope it's been a solid week. Today we’re talking about money. It’s often the make-or-break piece to go back to school, and a funding strategy will help you get there. Admit it: When you think about paying for graduate school, your mind goes straight to loans (cue the brain spirals). Or maybe you’ve been told graduate school isn’t worth pursuing unless it’s free. (This is what I heard before applying for a master’s… and it doesn’t work that way for the...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read