Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice
Veteran higher-education consultant Donald Asher demystifies the graduate school application process and offers a detailed action plan that has proved successful for some of the most competitive programs in the country. The 50 sample essays-selected from thousands of candidates-showcase the best of the best, while the Essay Hall of Shame identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships, and postgraduate and...
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Veteran higher-education consultant Donald Asher demystifies the graduate school application process and offers a detailed action plan that has proved successful for some of the most competitive programs in the country. The 50 sample essays-selected from thousands of candidates-showcase the best of the best, while the Essay Hall of Shame identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships, and postgraduate and postdoctoral applications cover all stages of the application process. Teaches how to craft a winning essay with 50 state-of-the-art samples to inspire, instruct, and all but guarantee a top-of-the-pile application. Updated third edition includes an entirely new chapter dedicated to online applications and how they're managed, processed, and considered. Previous editions have sold 100,000 copies. Booknews A professional resume writer advises prospective applicants to graduate school, not just on the mechanics of the process, but the style, approaches, and other nuances as well. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: How to Use This Book xiShould You Go to Grad School, and How Are You Going to Pay for This? 1Choosing a School or Program 13Planning and Managing Your Application Process 27What Happens to Your Application 46Getting Ready to Write 55Your First Draft: From Your Heart onto the Page 64Subsequent Drafts: From the Page into the Reader's Brain 79Samples, Samples, Samples 88Letters of Recommendation 211Resources 231Sample Essay Index 235General Index 239
\ BooknewsA professional resume writer advises prospective applicants to graduate school, not just on the mechanics of the process, but the style, approaches, and other nuances as well. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
