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TIP: Grad-school essay in 4 actsI review dozens of grad-school essays every year.
If you’re writing one, talk about:
1. What motivates you
2. What has prepared you
3. What you hope to do
4. Why you’re a perfect fit
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1. What motivates you
- Why do you want grad school?
- What are your ambitions?
- Why will grad school help you?
- Why this university?
- Why do you want grad school?
- What are your ambitions?
- Why will grad school help you?
- Why this university?
2. What has prepared you
- What have you done, on your own initiative, towards your interests?
- Talk about research, internships, prototypes, talks, awards
- Talk about failures, what you’ve overcome
- Talk about how you’ve pursued your passion
- What have you done, on your own initiative, towards your interests?
- Talk about research, internships, prototypes, talks, awards
- Talk about failures, what you’ve overcome
- Talk about how you’ve pursued your passion
3. What you hope to do
- The homework you’ve done on the university, the department, the faculty
- Which faculty’s work you’ve followed
- What research areas in the department you’re inspired by
- What courses and lectures you hope to attend
- What skills you hope to acquire
- The homework you’ve done on the university, the department, the faculty
- Which faculty’s work you’ve followed
- What research areas in the department you’re inspired by
- What courses and lectures you hope to attend
- What skills you hope to acquire
4. Why you’re a perfect fit
- How your personal ambition aligns with the department’s and the university’s mission
- How your research interests align
- How you can see yourself as an active contributor, and a force for good in the department.
That’s it!
- How your personal ambition aligns with the department’s and the university’s mission
- How your research interests align
- How you can see yourself as an active contributor, and a force for good in the department.
That’s it!
Grad-school essays.
How to prepare to write them
What homework you could do
Questions to drive your writing
Thank you for all your feedback and questions. A longer article.
#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdchat #gradschool https://medium.com/profpreneur/a-grad-school-essay-in-4-acts-a-reviewers-perspective-431099f3d599
How to prepare to write them What homework you could do Questions to drive your writingThank you for all your feedback and questions. A longer article.
#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdchat #gradschool https://medium.com/profpreneur/a-grad-school-essay-in-4-acts-a-reviewers-perspective-431099f3d599
