How to Get Advice for Your Personal Statement
Obviously, you want to get advice from someone who writes well, can be frank with you, and has some understanding of the field to which you are applying. If you choose to get advice from...
Ten Tips for Your Grad School Writing Sample
Many graduate programs, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, request that applicants submit a writing sample. At Gurufi, our experienced editor have helped scores of successful applicants refine their writing samples and earn admission...
Mastering the MBA Personal Statement: From CV to Compelling Story
Crafting an MBA personal statement can be daunting. For many applicants, it's the most uncomfortable part of the application process, transforming a straightforward CV into a compelling narrative. Yet, mastering this challenge is crucial for...
10 Questions About Graduate School Personal Statements
Deciding to attend graduate school is a huge decision, and from the moment you begin this journey, it’ll be clear that your personal statement is the centerpiece of your application. More than any other single...
How to Build Powerful Med School Secondaries
Here at Gurufi, we spend much of the late summer and early fall working with hundreds of clients to perfect their medical school secondaries. In my experience, at this point, applicants are quite exhausted by...
Five Mistakes to Avoid in your Business School Personal Statement
As you go about crafting your business school personal statements, here are five mistakes to avoid making.
Three Insider Secrets of Successful Ph.D. Applications
Applying to doctoral programs can be stressful and mysterious, and one of the real challenges is that most of the advice that you’ll find online about the application process comes from people whose experience is...
DON’T GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL!
Okay, as some who has four graduate degrees, this might seem like hypocritical advice. And, in truth, many people should go to graduate school. But my experience is that far too many people do and that folks...
A Template for Contacting Professors at Target Schools
I have mentioned the importance of contacting potential professors at the schools to which you are applying. It’s vital that you both contact particular professors with whom you might want to work and mention them in your...
