Brandon Galarita is a freelance writer and K-12 educator in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is passionate about technology in education, college and career readiness and school improvement through data-driven ...

Read about each program and related faculty members online. Find personal statement guidelines for each school/program you’re applying to and print out any prompts for quick reference. Using the ...

The personal statement is often required in standard graduate, medical, and law school as well as most fellowship or scholarship application forms. Some schools allow you maximum freedom in what you ...

The quality of an applicant's personal statement is very important at LSE. The School does not interview for places so this is an applicant’s only opportunity to demonstrate they are a good fit for ...

Graduate and professional schools often require some sort of written statement — often called a “statement of purpose,” “personal statement,” or “letter of intent”– as a part of the application. Some ...

For nearly 40 years I've been mentoring and advising students as they apply for spots in professional schools--law school, medical school, nursing programs, doctoral programs, and MFA programs, as ...