Cover Letter
How long is a typical cover letter?
1 page in length
What is the purpose of an admission essay?
Admission essay is an essay written by a potential student. Admission essay is as a part of admission process which aims at conveying a sense of applicant's unique character to the admissions committee.
A typical BLANK is a general and concise introduction of your experiences and skills as they relate to a particular career or position that you are aiming to acquire.
Resume
What is the second bullet an example of?
• "There was a discussion of the health care system by the politicians."
• Revised: "The politicians discussed the health care system."
Active Voice
What components are typically included in a cover letter? (4 "typical" components)
Cover letters usually include a salutation, body, and closing, as well as proper contact information.
What is the "Common App?"
The Common App is a portal you can use to apply to many different schools across the nation. It simplifies the process because you only fill out your GPA, extracurriculars, test scores, and other information once, and the data is sent to whichever schools you want to apply to (limited only by the company's 900 partner schools).
BLANK is a fairly detailed overview of your life’s accomplishments, especially those most relevant to the realm of academia.
CV
BLANK BLANK make the clause which follows them incomplete (dependent), and so a full sentence must
follow (notice the comma between ideas)
Subordinating conjunctions
What is an "academic cover letter?"
An academic cover letter describes your experiences and interest as a candidate for a specific position.
What should be included in a scholarship essay?
•(potential) Title
•Introduction
•Body
•Conclusion
•Use MLA Format when submitting a document
•Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced, 1-inch
margins
1-2 pages
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Redundancies
What is the purpose of a cover letter?
The purpose of a cover letter is to target your skills and goals to the position and organization.
What 3 elements are recommended to include in the conclusion of a scholarship essay?
Explain how this scholarship will help you achieve your goals
How will you use this scholarship to impact the community
Summary of accomplishments
A CV is a fairly detailed overview of your life’s accomplishments, especially those most relevant to the realm of academia. As such, these documents have their greatest utility in the pursuit of a job in academia or research. Because academic researchers are often working on and completing many projects and teaching responsibilities simultaneously, it is wise to think of a CV as a living document that will need to be updated frequently.
A typical resume is a general and concise introduction of your experiences and skills as they relate to a particular career or position that you are aiming to acquire.
BLANK show logical connections between two complete ideas. You can join related ideas
with a semicolon.
Transition
If you are unsure of who(m) you are addressing in a cover letter, what greeting could you use? (3 examples)
To whom it may concern,
Hello Hiring Manager,
Greetings Hiring Committee,
Dear Hiring Manager,
Dear Hiring Committee,
etc.
US colleges and universities generally use what three criteria for determining which students to accept and which to reject:
According to the post-secondary PowerPoint, what is the recommended order of a resume? (hint: 6 steps)
Heading
Objective/Summary
Education
Experience
Skills
Volunteer Work/Accomplishments
Name the 7 coordinating conjunctions.
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So