Many applications will ask you to write about your “biggest failure.” This can feel like a trap. After all, aren’t your application materials supposed to make you look like an amazing SUCCESSFUL person?
If done correctly, your “Biggest Failure” essay can convey a picture of you that is successful, thoughtful, humble, and persistent. Here are three tips for writing a strong “Biggest Failure” essay!
When you’ve read as many personal statements as I have, worked with thousands of clients, and helped guide countless people to the schools of their dreams, you get a clear sense of what works and -just as importantly- the common ways that things go wrong. In this podcast, I talk about the five most common mistakes that I see applicants make. By avoiding these errors, they can make their personal statements stronger, improve their chances at admission, separate themselves from the pack by telling a unique story, and also make the whole thing much less stressful. Check it out!
We’re excited to announce a new collaboration with GMATClub, the Internet’s leading source for information on business school admissions. Each week, we’ll be speaking with admissions directors at leading schools and also offering actionable insights and tips for your MBA applications.
In this episode, we speak with Andrea Flores, the Director of Global Recruitment at IE University in Madrid. We talk about the program’s stellar history nurturing and producing founders of dynamic companies and also how you should think about ROI for business school.
For more help, check us out at Gurufi.com. Our editors have decades of experience helping clients get into top Masters and Ph.D. programs in STEM, humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. Our specialty is helping you craft compelling personal statements that move the needle in your admissions process! For questions, shoot us an email at service@gurufi.com.
In Part 3 of our series ‘Getting Into Grad School’ we explore the three factors you should consider when applying to graduate school. Too often, students get enamored with a fancy name or Ivy League designation. Be more thoughtful about the program you choose and the potential advisors there who can will ultimately have the most impact on your intellectual growth and professional readiness.
For more help, check us out at Gurufi.com. Our editors have decades of experience helping clients get into top Masters and Ph.D. programs in STEM, humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. Our specialty is helping you craft compelling personal statements that move the needle in your admissions process! For questions, shoot us an email at service@gurufi.com
You shouldn’t go to graduate school. When I worked as a professor at Harvard University, this is the advice that I always gave students who came to me asking about graduate school. It’s not that I didn’t think any of them should go, but rather I wanted to see if they would push back, articulate a reason for going, and demonstrate the kind of passion and grit they would need to survive -much less excel- in graduate school and beyond.
DON’T skip this part of the process. In this video, we help you to ask the hard questions you need to ask yourself regarding whether or not grad school is for you. In my decade helping clients earn admission into top graduate schools, I’ve often had to have the tough conversation with clients who are looking to attend graduate school for all the wrong reasons. In this edition of our ongoing series ‘Getting Into Graduate School’ we explore the question “should you go to graduate school?”
We cover common BAD reasons to go, some good ones, and start the difficult conversation about what it entails and what you’re facing once you graduate… IF you graduate. (more on that in future episodes!)
We wanted to provide a free and comprehensive guide to getting into graduate school. Since “graduate school” encompasses to many types of programs (Masters, Ph.D., etc.) across so many disciplines, we ended up talking to dozens of professors, admissions committee members, students, and admissions professionals to create this series. It’s exhaustive and detailed, and takes you from the initial question (should I go?) through all he strategies you’ll need to earn admission, and on through selecting from among several programs.
Check it out, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you’ll be sure to get all the latest episodes as you prepare for your graduate school admissions process!
In Part 2 of my seminar of writing a powerful personal statement, I talk about how you can turn your story ideas into compelling and interesting essays that engage the reader and make them view you as an interesting, prepared, and attractive candidate. Though these seminars were written for MBA applicants, the same basic ideas and approaches will also work for graduate, medical, law, and undergraduate applicants.
Welcome GMATClub Members! If you’re here after watching our “Five Big Mistakes and Five Easy Fixes” video, you’ll definitely want to check out our previous video and download the companion workbook.
ALSO: We’re offering our third and final Business School Bootcamp of 2020! If you need help with your Personal Statement or other Business School admissions writing, this weekend bootcamp can take you from blank page to polished final document! Sign up today.
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Details:
November 13th: 11:30AM —> 7pm (Eastern Time, US)
November 14th: 1PM –> 6pm (Eastern Time, US)
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Hello to everyone from GMATClub’s Global Fair. Click the link below if you’re here to download Personal Statement Workbook PDF. These activities are designed to get you to ask some important questions and to give you a customizable template for you to turn your experiences and strengths into a fantastic business school personal statement!
For folks who aren’t quite sure if they can do this on their own, I’d encourage you to sign up for our Biz School Bootcamp! It’s a two-day weekend bootcamp hosted via Zoom to take you from blank page and polished revised essay!
Included in the GMATClub Boot Camp Package:
Details:
October 31st: 11:30AM —> 7pm (Eastern Time, US)
November 1st: 1PM –> 6pm (Eastern Time, US)
Cost: $500 off with Coupon Code GMAT Club special pricing: $949
SIGN UP TODAY!! Limited enrollment.
