Graduate Admissions Essays, Fifth Edition

About Graduate Admissions Essays, Fifth Edition

The fully updated fifth edition of the go-to guide for crafting winning essays for any type of graduate program or scholarship, including PhD, master’s, MD, JD, Rhodes, and postdocs, with brand-new essays and the latest hot tips and secret techniques.

Based on thousands of interviews with successful grad students and admissions officers, Graduate Admissions Essays deconstructs and demystifies the ever-challenging application process for getting into graduate and scholarship programs. The book presents:

• Sample essays in a comprehensive range of subjects, including some available from no other source: medical residencies, postdocs, elite fellowships, academic autobiographies, and more!
• The latest on AI, the GRE, and diversity and adversity essays.
• Detailed strategies that have proven successful for some of the most competitive graduate programs in the country (learn how to beat 1% admissions rates!).
• How to get strong letters of recommendation, how to get funding when they say they have no funding, and how to appeal for more financial aid.
• Brand-new sample supplemental application letters, letters to faculty mentors, and letters of continuing interest.