Graduate admissions essays : write your way into the graduate school of your choice / Donald Asher.
By: Asher, Donald
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BookPublisher: Berkeley, Calif. : Enfield : Ten Speed ; Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2008Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiii, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781580088725 (pbk.); 1580088724 (pbk.).Subject(s): College applications -- United States | Universities and colleges -- United States -- Graduate work -- Admission | Exposition (Rhetoric) | Essay -- Authorship | Higher & further education, tertiary education | Advice on education | EducationDDC classification: 808.066378 ASH Summary: The 50 sample essays in this book showcase the best of the best, while the essay 'hall of shame' identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships and postgraduate and postdoctoral applications cover all stages of the application process.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Veteran higher-education consultant Donald Asher demystifies the graduate school application process and offers a detailed action plan that has proved successful for some of the most competitive programs in the country. The 50 sample essays-selected from thousands of candidates-showcase the best of the best, while the Essay Hall of Shame identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships, and postgraduate and postdoctoral applications cover all stages of the application process.
Teaches how to craft a winning essay with 50 state-of-the-art samples to inspire, instruct, and all but guarantee a top-of-the-pile application. Updated third edition includes an entirely new chapter dedicated to online applications and how they're managed, processed, and considered. Previous editions have sold 100,000 copies.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and indexes.
The 50 sample essays in this book showcase the best of the best, while the essay 'hall of shame' identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships and postgraduate and postdoctoral applications cover all stages of the application process.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgments (p. vii)
- Introduction: How to Use This Book (p. xi)
- 1 Should You Go to Grad School, and How Are You Going to Pay for This? (p. 1)
- 2 Choosing a School or Program (p. 13)
- 3 Planning and Managing Your Application Process (p. 27)
- 4 What Happens to Your Application (p. 46)
- 5 Getting Ready to Write (p. 55)
- 6 Your First Draft: From Your Heart onto the Page (p. 64)
- 7 Subsequent Drafts: From the Page into the Reader's Brain (p. 79)
- 8 Samples, Samples, Samples (p. 88)
- 9 Letters of Recommendation (p. 211)
- Resources (p. 231)
- Sample Essay Index (p. 235)
- General Index (p. 239)