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Seven Deadly Sins of Grad School Applicants Part 1
Seven Deadly Sins of Grad School Applicants Part 2
Exam
100
Provides financial support to graduate students to pursue graduate studies without associated teaching or research responsibilities (as they are in a teaching or research assistant-ship). Generally merit-based internal or external awards to support a student in a full-time course of study.
What is a Fellowship?
100
Applicants who come across as rude, grumpy, and overly confident may find that they quickly loose favor with members of a graduate school admissions committee. The best way to communicate with any member of the institution that you wish to attend is to be cheerful, polite, and, above all else, PROFESSIONAL!
What is Rude or arrogant behavior.
100
An application full of careless errors is likely to land you in the reject pile. Take the time to triple check your work. Have others review it for mistakes, and make sure it is customized for the school you are applying to.
What is Sending wrong or non-proofed information (essays, recommendations, etc)?
100
Most graduate schools require students to do a writing to receive a degree. The collection of articles in this section feature some details and advice on the process of graduate school writing.
What is Graduate Thesis/Dissertation?
200
Eligible students may borrow up to $20,500 per school year. Graduate and professional students enrolled in certain profession programs may receive additional Loan amounts each academic year.
What is Direct Unsubsidized Loans?
200
Admissions committees are very good at fact checking the claims that you make on your application. It is far better to be honest about a blemish on your record than to get caught lying about it.
What is dishonesty?
200
Questions like; "When is the application deadline?" or "Is financial aid available?" are easily answered through personal research. Make sure that you sound knowledgeable about the program you are applying to when you are interacting with representatives from the university.
What is Asking questions you could answer for yourself?
200
Developed and administered by the AAMC, is a standardized, multiple-choice examination created to help medical school admissions offices assess your problem solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of natural, behavioral, and social science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine.
What is the MCAT Exam or Medical College Admission Test?
300
You may be eligible to have some portion of your loans forgiven if you work in public service.
What is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)?
300
Making an effort to make yourself available for conversation with members of the admissions committee and staff at the schools you are applying to may be a good thing. Stalking committee members is not. It is not necessary to reach out to representatives from the school everyday. Find a PROFESSIONAL communication balance and stick with it.
What is Too much contact?
300
If there is a blemish on your academic or professional record you should be sure to proactively acknowledge that blemish. Do not fool yourself into thinking that an admissions professional will overlook any gaps in your academic and professional history.
What is Leaving something completely unaddressed, or making excuses when addressing it?
300
Designed to measure skills that are considered essential for success in law school: the reading and comprehension of complex texts with accuracy and insight; the organization and management of information and the ability to draw reasonable inferences from it; the ability to think critically; and the analysis and evaluation of the reasoning and arguments of others.
What is the LSAT or Law School Admission Test?
400
Provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need. This program allows you to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to your course of study.
What is Federal Work Study?
400
The stated directions in your application are not suggestions, these are the standards upon which the admissions committee wishes to evaluate applicants. If the application specifies a word count for your personal statement, adhere to it. If there is a minimum or maximum number of recommendation letters an applicant is allowed to provide; provide that number of recommendation letters.
What is Not following directions?
400
Features question types that closely reflect the kind of thinking you’ll do — and the skills you need to succeed — in today's demanding graduate and business school programs. The test-taker friendly design lets you skip questions within a section, go back and change answers and have the flexibility to choose which questions within a section you want to answer first.
What is the Graduate Record Examination or GRE?