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Title: How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School by Richard J. Stelzer ISBN: 1560798556 Publisher: Petersons Guides Pub. Date: August, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93
Rating: 5
Summary: A well-conceived, easy-to-read, first-rate guide.
Comment: After struggling many days to write some decent admission essays, I was very happy I found this book, a well-conceived, easy-to-read, first-rate guide whose usefulness explains its popularity. The author is apparently a consultant who works with graduate applicants, and he brings a very pragmatic, non-theoretical approach to his numerous on--the-mark suggestions for effectively composing these important essays. (As an MBA applicant, I was really glad Stelzer addressed some of the unique challenges of the B--school essays,) The many examples of successful essays are varied and terrific, showing us both ordinary stories interestingly told and more inherently interesting stories presented in a way that maximizes their impact. The applicants come across as very real and likab1c, rather than just clich6-sprouting, run-of-the-mill candidates. The exceptional interviews (presented cleverly in a non-Q-&-A format) with more than two dozen admissions officials --from every top school you can imagine --provide excellent insights, specifics on what these men and women are looking for and, quite wonderfully, some useful information I never saw anywhere else. The interviews also give the reader a clear sense of the intelligence of the individuals deciding who gets in. Reading their comments and the author's, and having a large batch of "winning personal statements" to examine and study, gave me the knowledge and confidence to do a good job for myself. This book really helped me understand the path I needed to follow and opened my eyes to options I otherwise wouldn't have considered.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent resource no graduate applicant should miss
Comment: An excellent, broad based resource no graduate should miss. While clearly useful for individuals seeking admission to law, business and medical schools (Which attract the largest numbers), the book lives up to its title by also providing a wealth of valuable information for those of us applying to other types of graduate programs. Included among the excellent essays, for instance, are examples from candidates for public administration, English and American literature, science, dentistry and geology. The author's advice, and that of a multitude of admissions officials, obviously applies to all applicants and offers exceptional direction.
Rating: 2
Summary: Emphasis on regular people by giving extreme examples.
Comment: My big gripe, which someone has already wisely brought up is that this book emphasizes that one does not need incredible stories to write a great personal essay. However, the example essays are pretty incredible with the whole KGB scenario or a parent having AIDS just before taking the LSATS. Moreover, this book is best for law, business, or med school, and the book is probably more useful for those with a few years of post undergraduate professional work. If you're like me, and you're applying to a general/regular graduate school right after undergaduate school, you will have to really fight hard to extrapolate the concepts needed to write a good essay. My closest example in the book was for an international affairs graduate school with an applicant that had about 10 years of professional drug use.........
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Title: Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice (Graduate Admissions Essays) by Donald Asher ISBN: 1580080421 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Perfect Personal Statements: Law, Business, Medical, Graduate School by Mark Alan Stewart ISBN: 0768908450 Publisher: Petersons Guides Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Getting What You Came for: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or a Ph.D. by Robert L. Peters ISBN: 0374524777 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Graduate School: Winning Strategies for Getting in With or Without Excellent Grades by Dave G., Ph.D. Mumby ISBN: 0968217346 Publisher: Proto Press Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Grad School Handbook: An Insider's Guide to Getting in and Succeeding by Richard Jerrard, Margot Jerrard ISBN: 0399524169 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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