Graduate admissions essays :
Asher, Donald.
Graduate admissions essays : write your way into the graduate school of your choice / Donald Asher. - 3rd ed. - Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, c2008. - xiii, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and indexes.
Should you go to grad school, and how are you going to pay for this? --- Choosing a school or program --- Planning and managing your application process --- What happens to your application --- Getting ready to write --- Your first draft : from your heart onto the page --- Subsequent drafts : from the page into the reader's brain --- Samples, samples, samples --- Letters of recommendation.
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.
9781580088725 (pbk.) 1580088724 (pbk.)
2007049830
College applications--United States.
Universities and colleges--Graduate work--Admission.--United States
Exposition (Rhetoric).
Essay--Authorship.
LB2351.52.U6 / A74 2008
808/.066378
Graduate admissions essays : write your way into the graduate school of your choice / Donald Asher. - 3rd ed. - Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, c2008. - xiii, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and indexes.
Should you go to grad school, and how are you going to pay for this? --- Choosing a school or program --- Planning and managing your application process --- What happens to your application --- Getting ready to write --- Your first draft : from your heart onto the page --- Subsequent drafts : from the page into the reader's brain --- Samples, samples, samples --- Letters of recommendation.
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.
9781580088725 (pbk.) 1580088724 (pbk.)
2007049830
College applications--United States.
Universities and colleges--Graduate work--Admission.--United States
Exposition (Rhetoric).
Essay--Authorship.
LB2351.52.U6 / A74 2008
808/.066378