Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way Into the Graduate School of Your Choice

Donald Asher

Ten Speed Press, Mar 1, 2008 - Study Aids - 242 pages

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.

What people are saying

Review: Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice (Graduate Admissions Essays)

User Review  - Luisa - Goodreads

This book gave some good ideas for writing strong admissions essays. The sections with different tips for applying to different types of programs were very helpful. A lot of the book focuses on how to ...

Review: Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way Into the Graduate School of Your Choice

User Review  - Allison - Goodreads

This book was a good jumping off point for me to begin the application essay writing process. The samples that were provided were great, even though only one or two directly related to programs that I ...

About the author

Career consultant DONALD ASHER is a featured speaker at more than 100 colleges and universities every year, coast to coast. A columnist for MSN Encarta and contributor to the Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com and CollegeJournal.com, he divides his time between Nevada and San Francisco.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way Into the Graduate School of Your Choice; Education Series; Graduate Admissions Essays
• Author: Donald Asher
• Edition: 3, illustrated
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2008
• ISBN: 1580088724, 9781580088725
• Length: 242 pages
• Subjects: Study Aids / College Entrance; Study Aids / Graduate School Guides