num_pages: 312
description: 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.Teaches how to craft a winning essay with 50 state-of-the-art samples to inspire, instruct, and all but guarantee a top-of-the-pile application. Updated third edition includes an entirely new chapter dedicated to online applications and how they're managed, processed, and considered. Previous editions have sold 100,000 copies.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice
titlecomplete: Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice
genres: College, Self Help, Education, Reference, Grad School, School, Writing, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 344
publisher: Ten Speed Press