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TEM #024: Study abroad… in graduate school?
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, travel more… in graduate school, celebrating in Samoa, January contest: Win a 1:1 Strategy Session!
TEM #023: Long days, short years.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, get ready to apply in 2024, wishfetti, January contest: Win a 1:1 Strategy Session!
TEM #022: The gift that keeps on giving.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, Is now the right time for graduate school?, your personal statement is not about you, The Maillard Reaction, the gift that keeps on giving
TEM #021: A compass for the new year.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to make your Year Compass, Darwin and Irwin’s tortoise 🐢, the 1:1 Personal Statement Review winner’s circle!
TEM #020: Scholarship TikTok is real.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, Scholarship TikTok 💰, making water wetter, WIN a 1:1 personal statement review!
TEM #019: It’s a whole vibe.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, the importance of a vibe check, covering the earth in gold, The Application Shop is almost ready!
TEM #018: What it means to be the first.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, what it means to be the first, umpires and rocking chairs, The Graduate School Application Bootcamp update 🎓
TEM #017: How scroll-stopping stories are born.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, a highlight from The Graduate School Bootcamp, the OG animation from Argentina 🎬
TEM #016: It’s all happening.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, The Graduate School Application Bootcamp doors are OPEN, life is Grand.
TEM #015: The doors are wide open.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, The Graduate School Bootcamp doors are OPEN, Ketchup pills?!
TEM #014: Is graduate school even right for you?
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, is graduate school right for you?, action steps for the next week, 3,000 year old fingers 👇
TEM #013: Get credit… for your credits.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, a guide to credit transfer, action steps for the next week, why 3 Musketeers are chocolate flavored 🍫
Fast Track the Graduate School Experience: A Guide to Credit Transfer
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.
TEM #012: From cubicle to cap and gown.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, reasons why employees go back to school, action steps for the next week, extreme ironing as a sport ⛰
TEM #011: The story of my gap years.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, my gap years before graduate school with AmeriCorps, action steps for the next week, Eiffel Tower growth spurts 🗼
TEM #010: The right person + the right time.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, how to ask faculty for a letter of recommendation, action steps for the next week, Australia and the moon 🌕
How to Ask Faculty for a Letter of Recommendation
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.
TEM #009: It’s (actually) not about you.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, your personal statement is (surprisingly) not about you, action steps for the next week, GRE updates and discount code ✍️
The 5 Actual Costs of Applying to Graduate School
You may have started researching programs and are getting an idea of what the annual cost may be between tuition and student fees. You’re thinking ahead about a new budget, potential loans, and even tuition assistance through your employer. But before your first tuition statement, you need to apply… which isn’t usually free. This list goes over the highest costs you can expect from the graduate school application process.
TEM #007: It started with a tomato timer.
This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, 3 productivity tips for your life (and application process), action steps for the next week, #EldestDaughterSyndrome
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