| You have finally decided to go for a graduate | | | | a program seem inappropriate. While applicants may |
| degree, and just about every article you could find | | | | not write it openly, the committee can read between |
| on the Internet tells you how cutthroat the | | | | the lines and realize that they are pursuing a degree |
| application process is. Well, that is true, but you | | | | for the wrong reasons, such as being pressured by |
| should not let that be a setback for you. Graduate | | | | their parents and bosses, being unhappy with their |
| school requires students to work harder than they | | | | jobs, or killing time before finding a job. So how do |
| used to in college-that is if they worked hard at all. | | | | you avoid making the same mistakes? Read a sample |
| For this reason, the admission board or committee | | | | graduate school essay which got a thumbs-up from a |
| takes utmost care in assessing the applicants to | | | | university with a very selective admission process, |
| make sure that they get the kind of students who | | | | and use it as your guide. |
| can comply with the academic requirements and finish | | | | What you should find in a sample graduate school |
| their graduate degrees. While your grades indicated in | | | | essay |
| the transcripts and the exam results exhibit your | | | | The motives should state that the degree will enable |
| mental aptitude, these are not sufficient for deciding | | | | the applicant to make a significant contribution to his |
| whether or not you have the determination to push | | | | or her community. The guiding principles or philosophy |
| through. With graduate studies, attitude and not just | | | | need to show resilience and strong willpower to finish |
| aptitude determines your potential for getting that | | | | what he or she has started. In addition, the essay |
| degree. This is where the recommendation from your | | | | must include the applicant's involvement in activities |
| mentors and the graduate admission essay come in. | | | | which are relevant to the degree that he or she |
| The admissions essay | | | | wishes to pursue. To sum it all up, a clear career path |
| If you browse through the Internet for reference | | | | must be evident. |
| materials on graduate school applications, chances are | | | | What you should never find in an admission essay |
| that you will come across a sample graduate school | | | | First of all, there should not be a mismatch between |
| essay or two. As what you should know by now, | | | | your personal goals and the objectives of the |
| the admission essay is a statement of purpose or | | | | graduate program. Second, your essay should never |
| your intent for pursuing a graduate degree. As such, | | | | show manifestations of a nonchalant, devil-may-care |
| your essay should indicate what your motivations | | | | attitude about your career and personal goals. Lastly, |
| are, your major influences in life, as well as where | | | | you should steer clear of wrong motives or reasons |
| your personal development goals are geared toward. | | | | for earning a graduate degree, such as for higher pay |
| Sometimes, even students with the best grades and | | | | or keeping up with other people and their |
| exemplary writing skills get turned down by | | | | expectations. |
| universities, because their objectives for getting into | | | | |