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Graduate admissions essays : write your way into the graduate school of your choice / Donald Asher.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, c2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiii, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781580088725 (pbk.)
  • 1580088724 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808/.066378 22
LOC classification:
  • LB2351.52.U6 A74 2008
Other classification:
  • AL 13083
  • AL 43950
  • QB 200
  • WIS 700f
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Books Books The Career Center LB2351.52.U6 A74 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2012-0282

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.

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