"Graduate school admissions" is such a broad area that only the most experienced and skilled consultant can help you—and you need look no further. We have years of experience guiding Ph.D. and M.S./M.A./M.Ed./MPA/MPP/MIA candidates in all areas, particularly:

• art history
• international relations
• journalism (print & broadcast)
• psychology (industrial to clinical)
• public policy
• teaching
• humanities (writing, comparative literature, language, government, etc.)

For more information, check out the grad school services we provide, or discover more about how our consulting process works. And don't hesitate to request a free candidacy assessment.

How It Works

Our Graduate School Admissions Consulting Process in Four Simple Steps

1. Reflection & Inspiration

Great personal statements come from the heart. So before you start writing, we need to get to the heart of who you are. To do this, you’ll fill out a detailed inventory of your personal background and values, your professional and extracurricular accomplishments, the defining moments in your life, and your future aspirations. You’ll even talk about your favorite movies and guilty pleasures—often an unexpected source of great essay material. Once you’ve finished, you’ll have your first meeting with your creative coach, who will use it as a launching pad to get to know you. We’ll ask tough questions and expect honest answers, so keep the canned responses for a cocktail party—we won’t be talking about your desire to be a “more well-rounded professional.” We want to know how you think to ensure that your essays capture the true essence of who you are. That’s how you’ll stand out from the pack.

2. Brainstorming & Guidance

Once we really have a sense of who you are, we’ll begin to brainstorm your personal statement. You're not going to talk about how you've been interested in architecture since you visited Italy at age 8—we're going to dig deep to help you unearth your real passions and motivations, and we'll show you how to sell yourself without sounding arrogant or cocky. Once we know the content of the essay, we'll put together an outline that prepares you to write your first draft.

3. Polishing & Tightening

After you've e-mailed us your first draft, we'll make detailed notes in the essay and send it back—or call you directly for a one-on-one discussion about how to improve the work. During this session, we’ll examine your work—making certain your essay is engaging, well structured, and insightful—and then review it with you, going over the notes and answering any questions you may have. Once everyone is on the same page, you will complete your second draft.

4. Editing & Proofreading

Our final step is time spent mostly on our own. Our copy editor, who hasn't yet seen your essay, steps up to the plate to clean up lingering grammar mistakes and sloppy constructions, spell-check the spell-check, and make any final notes to ensure that your essay has an edge with business school admissions officers. We will speak with you one last time, explaining any final changes we suggest. Then we review and proofread the final essay—you can never be too confident.

Grad School Admissions Consulting Services

Our graduate school admissions consulting packages leave no stone unturned. Your dedicated coach will walk you through each and every step of the application process, from helping you choose schools that are a good fit to ensuring every word of your online application is just right.

We have various packages designed to meet your personal needs, regardless of what stage you are at in the applications process. Our full list of services includes:

• Candidacy Assessment. We evaluate your candidacy and determine what your strengths are, what your weaknesses are, and how to put your best foot forward.  
• School Selection. We help you determine which schools you should apply to and which ones you shouldn’t.
• Comprehensive Brainstorming Sessions. We work closely to assist you in developing strong ideas for your personal statement and any other creative application materials.
• Professional Editing of your work.
• Recommendation Strategy. We ensure that you choose the right recommenders and give them focused talking points to highlight your most important attributes and accomplishments. 
• Special Needs / Learning Differences Expertise
• Application Review & Advice
• Waitlist service
• Candidacy Building. If you're lacking in the requisite relevant experience for your program, we won’t just strengthen the existing elements of your candidacy, we’ll help you build it up from scratch—providing internship and career advice, helping you select adult education classes, and identifying extracurricular and leadership activities that will set you apart from the rest of the pack. 

To find out more, request a free candidacy assessment 

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