This is the story of how I overcame graduate school rejection, including practical steps and lessons learned. Learn tips to improve your application, from enhancing personal statements to gaining valuable and relevant experiences. Get inspiration and guidance to navigate the challenging journey of reapplying to graduate school successfully.

This guide will walk you through checking the accuracy of your transcripts (before submitting them with your graduate school application), the best time to request admissions test scores, and expert recommendations on stress-free ways to keep track of everything.

A quick guide of what resumes and curriculum vitaes (CVs) are, formatting tips for both types of documents, and expert insight on which option is best for your graduate school applications.

Doing last-minute test prep for the GMAT or GRE? These 5 tips will help you study efficiently and effectively to get the best score possible for your graduate school applications.

This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to make your graduate school application stand out: know your audience, and the “audience effect” on your performance

This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, admissions tests to get into graduate school, the Mercury 13 test-takers

Did you know there’s a chance that some of your college credits might transfer and count toward your intended graduate degree? (Example: Your undergraduate business classes might count toward your intended MBA at certain universities.) Credit transfer eligibility ultimately saves time and tuition dollars, which are major factors in graduating sooner and with less debt. As someone who graduated a YEAR early due to graduate credit transfer, it’s my moral duty to help others ask the same questions that saved me time and money.

Asking for a letter of recommendation can be one of the most nerve-wracking aspects of the graduate school application process. Getting a good letter of recommendation is as much about strategy as it is about your relationship with the faculty member. If you ask the right person, at the right time, and give them the right information, chances are you will end up with a great letter for your application.

As someone who has written 100+ letters of recommendation (and read 20x that), I know exactly how powerful a well-written letter is to someone’s application for graduate school. Once you’ve decided to apply, do these 5 things well in advance of requesting a letter of recommendation to guarantee you’ll receive one that sings your praises.

So you’ve been working full time and decided it’s time to go for that next degree. Great! Now the reality of actually applying to graduate school sets in. Even if it feels like you’re starting from zero, you’re already a pro at starting new things and succeeding. All it takes is the right mindset and strategy. Here are 5 ways to confidently prepare to apply to graduate school after working for a few years.

Submitting transcripts as part of your application gives admissions committees a full picture of your academic history. Requesting transcripts can be a more tedious process than you’d expect, however. Follow these steps to ensure you request and submit every transcript on time for your application deadline.

Application trackers can be as simple or complex as you need. Whether you use a word document or a spreadsheet (highly recommended), an application tracker at the onset of your application process will make the upcoming months much more manageable. Yay efficiency!