Help me understand PhD admissions [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 15, 2009 - 12 answers

Should I mention my mental illness on my graduate school statement of intent? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 16, 2009 - 24 answers

Is an underage drinking ticket a crime, for application purposes? I am afraid I might have answered it wrong and now I have an interview. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 28, 2009 - 20 answers

My sister is a junior in high school and beginning to look at colleges. We're having difficulty finding colleges which would be a good "fit" for her (film major). Help? [more inside]
posted by elisabethjw on Jul 26, 2009 - 39 answers

Help my friend get into a Canadian political science PhD program on his second try. [more inside]
posted by thisjax on Jul 5, 2009 - 6 answers

Where do i find some of the top professors and researchers (in universities) doing Micro-Sociology (interaction or social mechanism based). This is the level of research that I wish to focus my research on, I just cant seem to find the researchers using that level of analysis. Also, are there some seminal texts in the micro sociology fields. [more inside]
posted by elationfoundation on Jun 11, 2009 - 8 answers

Can more than one person sign a single grad school letter of recommendation? [more inside]
posted by pdx87 on Jun 6, 2009 - 9 answers

I have to write an admission essay for college, and the guidelines are... vague. [more inside]
posted by Kellydamnit on May 29, 2009 - 12 answers

What sorts of questions will a Quaker or Montessori school ask me, the parent of a prospective student? [more inside]
posted by cocoagirl on May 27, 2009 - 10 answers

I am getting extremely anxious about applying to colleges as a transfer student and I need advice on how to deal with it. [more inside]
posted by mind2body on May 10, 2009 - 10 answers

College application essay about the challenges overcome in relation to one's sexuality: good or bad idea? [more inside]
posted by Gotham on Mar 29, 2009 - 13 answers

Where can I find a complete list of college and university graduate programs in the USA that accept the Miller Analogies Test for admission?
posted by parmanparman on Mar 14, 2009 - 2 answers

New career path (Med school) in sights, past the deadline to apply/register for (Fall '09) undergrad programs that offer classes necessary for MCATs, any way to get into universities this late in the game? [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Feb 19, 2009 - 8 answers

I found my dream school, but everyone is telling me to apply to secondary choices. I need to find sociology PhD programs that value public sociology and have solid social psychology/organizational theory focuses. [more inside]
posted by elationfoundation on Oct 21, 2008 - 2 answers

My Google-fu has failed me. Where can I find a sequenced list of the admission requirements for Australian university courses? Ideally, I'm looking for something like "Top 50 most difficult-to-get-into courses in Australia". [more inside]
posted by [ixia] on Aug 28, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm a lawyer from a top law school with a year of work experience. I want to become an academic clinical psychologist (professor + therapist). After 9 months in a master's program, what will my admissions chances look like? [more inside]
posted by shivohum on Aug 25, 2008 - 4 answers

What should i write about for an admissions essay? [more inside]
posted by tessalations999 on Jul 22, 2008 - 9 answers

Can one get into a top business school with a very low GPA? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 2, 2008 - 13 answers

Please help me make the right decision about graduate school. [more inside]
posted by lxs on Apr 11, 2008 - 15 answers

Do college admissions waitlists typically turn a lot of their listed students in? Or is it a lottery for a few lucky ones and a way to soften the blow of rejection for the rest? [more inside]
posted by snortlebort on Mar 26, 2008 - 19 answers

Say parents regularly donate to a university. Does this have an effect on their kid getting into its Grad School? [more inside]
posted by sentient on Mar 20, 2008 - 19 answers

Am deciding between three law schools. One school offered me the least amount of money, and that school is lower in ranking than the other two. I do like the school and its location. What is a sincere and appropriate way to ask the admissions people for more (or equal) money to attend their school than the other two I am looking at? What is the best way to go about asking? Advice? Thank you!
posted by paris2000 on Mar 6, 2008 - 15 answers

What type of people apply to a top ten MBA program? Are there $9,000-a-year college admissions consultants for this, too? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 19, 2007 - 12 answers

I took a job as director of admissions for a post-high school internship. Prospective interns have to go through an application process to attend. What is concerning is that last year we had approx. 1500 applications started but only 448 made it. We denied approx. 50. The rest either dropped out or never finished their application. This doesn't seem very efficient to me but I'm not sure if I'm even in line with a traditional college. So, if you have ever worked in an Admissions Office for a college: 1. What percentage of those who start an app actually make it? 2. During training what should I teach first? Product knowledge or phone/customer service skills? Thanks for the help!
posted by honorguy7 on Nov 24, 2007 - 4 answers

I am applying to grad school. The deadline is approaching. Where can I go to get my letter of intent (personal statement) read and critiqued? [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Oct 24, 2007 - 16 answers

What to do on a college admissions interview? [more inside]
posted by snickerdoodle on Dec 29, 2006 - 14 answers

I'm applying to law school this September (after finishing school in may) and I have a question. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 27, 2006 - 12 answers

What does it take to get into prestigious graduate teaching programs like Bank Street / Columbia Teachers College? [more inside]
posted by shivohum on Nov 8, 2006 - 6 answers

I have been asked to write recommendation letters for an undergrad who is applying to grad schools. Should I just automatically use a separate sheet, or should I use their form if they provide a lot of space? Any general tips for the structure of the letter? [more inside]
posted by 445supermag on Dec 28, 2005 - 11 answers

Can a University find out what other schools you have attended? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 9, 2005 - 6 answers

I'm applying to a 1 year 2nd Bachelors nursing program at a well-regarded university. One of the essay questions on the admissions form reads "Describe a setback or ethical dilemma you have faced..." [more inside]
posted by klarck on Jul 19, 2005 - 6 answers

LawSchoolFilter: Is there a glass ceiling or a hurdle facing graduates from lower tiered law schools? How much does it really matter where your law degree is from? I have been admitted and am attending the summer session at a high 3rd/low 2nd tier law school. Today learned I have been accepted off the waitlist at a school that consistantly places in the top 15-25... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 27, 2005 - 16 answers

So I just bombed my GRE: 700 verbal, 660 math. I don't know the exact percentile of each, but I know its low, especially the math. How do grad schools handle re-tests? Do they just look at the highest one, like most undergrad admissions offices do? Do they average the two, like I think I heard somewhere they did? Something else? Is it worth taking them again, or should I just kiss grad school goodbye and get on with life?
posted by anonymous on Nov 19, 2004 - 29 answers

This month, I'm applying to Pharmacy school at UGA. The one "essay" goes: "In the space provided below, please provide a personal statement as to what skills, talents, or abilities you posses that will be helpful to you in our program."
Not looking for anyone to write my mini-essay, but anyone in the field of Pharmacy or admissions got any suggestions as to anything I could put on there to seperate my application from everyone else, or just pointers as to what kind of key words/phrases admissions poeple might be looking for?
posted by jmd82 on Jan 14, 2004 - 2 answers