Admissions

For those of you looking for admissions help, here are my best admissions-related posts, organized by topic:

Brainstorming / Topic Formulation:

Personal Statement Tips

How to Approach Your Personal Statement

Choosing a Personal Statement Topic

How to Get Unstuck When Writing Your Personal Statement, Part 1

Organization / Argument Structure:

Statement Personal: Or, How to Better Organize Your Essay

How to Get Unstuck When Writing Your Personal Statement, Part 2

Essay Writing Skills:

Personal Statement Tips: How to Write Concisely

Purple Prose: What It is and How to Avoid It

Rules for Writing an Essay

Time Management and Burnout:

How to Get Unstuck When Writing Your Personal Statement, Part 3

Interview with LSAT Blog

Application Tips, the Black Friday Edition

Application Tips: How to Survive the Home Stretch

Transfer Essays, Diversity Statements, Letters of Recommendation, and other Supplemental Materials:

How to Write an Addendum

Should I Write a Diversity Statement?

How to Write a Resume.

How to Write a Diversity Statement

Do’s and Don’ts of Transfer Essays

How to Get a Great Letter of Recommendation

Miscellaneous Tips and Advice:

Personal Statement Do’s and Don’ts

Interview by LSAT Blog’s Steve Schwartz

Essay Writing Tips

Common Grammar Mistakes series:

Lay versus Lie

Active versus Passive Voice

Dangling Participles

E.g. versus I.e.

You’re versus Your; Its and It’s; Then and Than

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- How to write a diversity statement.
  
  Last week, I covered what a diversity statement is and how to decide whether a diversity statement is right for you. Now, for those of you Read More »
- Should I write a diversity statement?
  
  Now that applications are fully underway, I’ve received tons of questions about supplemental essays.. Applications call for more than just a personal statement– often, a secondary Read More »
- Statement Personal: or, how to organize your essay.
  
  Many students come to me when they are at a loss. They have worked on draft after draft, corrected every misplaced comma and spelling mistake, and Read More »
- Choosing a personal statement topic.
  
  To say admissions essays are daunting is putting it rather mildly. The application process itself –getting transcripts and recommendation letters, prepping for required admissions tests, making Read More »
- How to write an addendum.
  
  “What is an addendum?” And, “how do I write one?” are two questions often posed by students when completing university applications, either for undergraduate or graduate Read More »

- Common Grammar Mistakes: Let’s versus Lets.
  
  April 13, 2012 By Stefanie Arr
  This week, while working with a number of students on their final papers and transfer essays, a particular grammar question popped up. Well, to say it Read More »
- Time Management: Prioritizing Tasks.
  
  March 30, 2012 By Stefanie Arr
  I’ve written an earlier post about how to start managing your time properly by consciously assessing how much time you actually have. Here, I will explain Read More »
- How to write without self-consciousness.
  
  March 23, 2012 By Stefanie Arr
  In my last post, I covered writer’s block, reasons why it occurs, and how to beat it when it does. Whether it’s disorganization, difficulty with topic formulation, Read More »
- How to beat writer’s block.
  
  March 08, 2012 By Stefanie Arr
  Writer’s block. We’ve all suffered from it. I certainly have and, at some point in time, I’m sure you have as well. Read More »
- Letters of Continued Interest: What they are, and how to write them.
  
  March 01, 2012 By Stefanie Arr
  So, you’ve been waitlisted. Or, you’ve been deferred. Now what? Well, you can do one of two things: you can either sit on your laurels or Read More »
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Choosing a personal statement topic.

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Common Grammar Mistakes: Let’s versus Lets.

Time Management: Prioritizing Tasks.

How to write without self-consciousness.

How to beat writer’s block.

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