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The curriculum vitae (CV) is an essential part of any job application and can also aid your graduate school application. All CVs contain the same basic parts but you should ... Read More

If you plan on applying to graduate school - or entering the workforce - you'll need several letters of recommendation - references from faculty. Work at establishing good relationships with ... Read More

You already know that letters of recommendation are critical components of your application to graduate school. Most students find soliciting recommendation letters the most stressful part of the application process. ... Read More

A reader asks: I am a graduate student and I'm directing a program that encourages underrepresented minority high school students to pursue higher education. The program is carried out by ... Read More

Quick: What do you need to get done today? What's due tomorrow? Next week? What do you need to do over the next 3 days to ensure that you don't ... Read More

Life is all about keeping the various balls in the air - class, friends, family, and life. It's never to late to get a better grip on the balls. By ... Read More

There are many parts to the graduate school application: forms, test scores, transcripts, letters, and the admissions essay, also known as a personal statement. Most students find writing the admissions ... Read More

Question: The school I'm applying to requires three letters of recommendation and the application says that it accepts "professional recommendations?" What does that mean? It means that the program will ... Read More

New graduate students quickly discover that grad school is entirely different than college. Grad school is a whole different beast.

One reader writes: I'm applying to master's programs. I see national rankings for doctoral programs, but not master's. What do I do?" One thing you could do is to compare ... Read More

On the first day of class nearly every professor distributes a syllabus, an outline of the course, assignments, and policies. Want to know anything about the course? It's in there ... Read More

You already know that applying to graduate school is an arduous process. Now that you're in, guess what? Getting through graduate school and succeeding is also a challenge. And you ... Read More