College Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors
Graduate Schools are extremely competitive. Acceptance rates are often as low as 7%. With hundreds of applicants competing for a few openings, admissions committees (AdComs) must weigh your accomplishments against your competition. This service, usually utilized for several sessions throughout the early college years, offers personalized advice that will open the door in the future to graduate schools.
If you want to be--rather than fear--the competition, you have to start building a case for your candidacy now. Waiting until senior year is too late--you can't suddenly gain fluency in 2 languages, and you can never go back to the summer you chilled by the beach rather than completed an impressive internship. With an eye toward your future, I'll help you decide what classes to take, whether to write a senior thesis, what minors to consider, what languages to study, what professors to cultivate a relationship with, what campus activities to consider, what volunteer opportunities to try, and what summer internships and jobs to acquire. 4 sessions/year = $800/year
If you want to be--rather than fear--the competition, you have to start building a case for your candidacy now. Waiting until senior year is too late--you can't suddenly gain fluency in 2 languages, and you can never go back to the summer you chilled by the beach rather than completed an impressive internship. With an eye toward your future, I'll help you decide what classes to take, whether to write a senior thesis, what minors to consider, what languages to study, what professors to cultivate a relationship with, what campus activities to consider, what volunteer opportunities to try, and what summer internships and jobs to acquire. 4 sessions/year = $800/year
College Seniors & Recent Graduates
If graduate school is in your future, but you aren't entirely certain when and what, I can help you identify potential careers that you will find rewarding, and, working backward, figure out what kind of professional, master's or doctoral degree/s will position you best. For those considering a master's degree, I'll help you explore the astonishing array of fields, generalized and specific, that now offer terminal master's degrees. For those already certain of plans to apply for an MBA, JD, MD, PhD or other doctoral program, I can help you figure out answers to questions such as whether to get a master's first or go directly to a combined program or whether to take some time off to gain real-world experience. Once the exploration phrase is complete, I advise you about what you need to be doing *now* (reading? researching? GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT prep class? taking an online class in statistics or macroeconomics? shadowing a doctor? aligning yourself with a non-profit? developing your art portfolio? learning a language?) to maximize the potential of an admissions offer a year or two down the road. Pricing varies according to frequency of meetings.
Graduate Application Assistance
Finished with the thinking and ready to start doing? Below you will find a list of services. If you are interested in bundling some options to receive a discount, fill out the form on the right and describe your situation! Statement of Purpose: $5000 The Statement of Purpose is your biggest chance to make an impression on the admissions committee. In academic graduate programs, it can count for more than the personal statement did when you applied to undergrad. The admissions committees care less about you as a human and more about you as a scholar. They want to know about your academic interests, research experience, coursework, fields of interest and specialization, and contributions to those fields. They also care about formative experiences that shaped these interests. My goal is to make it seem inevitable that your next step in life is this particular degree at this particular school. Together, we will research every nook and cranny of that program, its professors, current graduate students, coursework, and research opportunities. We'll explore the university's relevant institutes, collections, centers, interdisciplinary collaborations, and labs. We may even read some of the professors' recent publications together. If I identify areas of the field you need a quick introduction to, I will supply recommended reading lists to get you up to speed. |
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List Building: $1500
For candidates who need help determining the most appropriate programs to apply to, I help you conduct your search from start to finish. I'll show you how to proceed in three phases: the broad search, the comparative stage, and the deep dive exploration. By the conclusion, you will know for certain that your strengths, areas of interest, work ethic, preparation, and level of rigor (as well as geographical preferences) match the programs you apply to.
For candidates who need help determining the most appropriate programs to apply to, I help you conduct your search from start to finish. I'll show you how to proceed in three phases: the broad search, the comparative stage, and the deep dive exploration. By the conclusion, you will know for certain that your strengths, areas of interest, work ethic, preparation, and level of rigor (as well as geographical preferences) match the programs you apply to.
Each Additional School: $500 - $1000/school
Don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s enough to copy/paste your Statement of Purpose and simply tailor the final paragraph to meet the needs of each particular school! To show schools you take them seriously, the entire essay needs to read as if that particular program is your destiny. I'll identify which parts of the SofP can be recycled but also help you research, re-think, and rework the rest so that it is uniquely applicable to each particular program.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s enough to copy/paste your Statement of Purpose and simply tailor the final paragraph to meet the needs of each particular school! To show schools you take them seriously, the entire essay needs to read as if that particular program is your destiny. I'll identify which parts of the SofP can be recycled but also help you research, re-think, and rework the rest so that it is uniquely applicable to each particular program.
Supplemental Essays, Research Proposals, Policy Analyses & Ethical Situation Dilemmas, Diversity Statements, and Optional Essays: $1000/school
After a planning session designed to foreground your strengths without repeating material from your primary essay, we'll address the secondary prompts in the usual manner of brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising. The required documents will be determined by the field, degree, and schools. I'll introduce you to the particular genre and offer strong samples. Together, we will ensure your essays are packed with powerful anecdotes, examples, and images that help convey your candidacy in the strongest possible manner.
After a planning session designed to foreground your strengths without repeating material from your primary essay, we'll address the secondary prompts in the usual manner of brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising. The required documents will be determined by the field, degree, and schools. I'll introduce you to the particular genre and offer strong samples. Together, we will ensure your essays are packed with powerful anecdotes, examples, and images that help convey your candidacy in the strongest possible manner.
Writing Sample Preparation: (Evaluation required for price estimate)
This service takes the undergraduate or master’s writing sample you selected and helps you craft it into a graduate-level essay that meets the departmental length requirements. This can entail strengthening your thesis to a more advanced level, reorganizing your material/evidence, recommending further research to pursue, showing you how to locate and discuss seminal peer-reviewed articles on the topic, explaining your methodological choices, up-leveling your theoretical considerations, tightening the writing, and final editing. If you’d like this service, please complete the Contact Form and email your writing sample “as is” for an evaluation and price.
This service takes the undergraduate or master’s writing sample you selected and helps you craft it into a graduate-level essay that meets the departmental length requirements. This can entail strengthening your thesis to a more advanced level, reorganizing your material/evidence, recommending further research to pursue, showing you how to locate and discuss seminal peer-reviewed articles on the topic, explaining your methodological choices, up-leveling your theoretical considerations, tightening the writing, and final editing. If you’d like this service, please complete the Contact Form and email your writing sample “as is” for an evaluation and price.
Complete Application Review: $2000
Don't have time to meet but want a pair of expert eyes to go through your entire application and offer extensive commentary and suggestions for improving? Submit all application documents to me (a copy of the completed application itself, your resume, statement of purpose, and any additional required or optional essays), and I will review your application holistically, as the admissions committee will do. I'll provide you with a written recommendation that evaluates your application as a whole and tells you how you can take it to the next level. After you have made all suggested revisions, I'll review it once again for a comprehensive, final check.
Don't have time to meet but want a pair of expert eyes to go through your entire application and offer extensive commentary and suggestions for improving? Submit all application documents to me (a copy of the completed application itself, your resume, statement of purpose, and any additional required or optional essays), and I will review your application holistically, as the admissions committee will do. I'll provide you with a written recommendation that evaluates your application as a whole and tells you how you can take it to the next level. After you have made all suggested revisions, I'll review it once again for a comprehensive, final check.
Hourly Rates: $275/hour
If none of the above services sound just right for you, feel free to Contact me and let me know what kind of assistance you need. I'm happy to create a special package for you or work on an hourly basis.
If none of the above services sound just right for you, feel free to Contact me and let me know what kind of assistance you need. I'm happy to create a special package for you or work on an hourly basis.