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	In-depth interviews with admissions officials at America's top-ranked law, business, and medical schools A collection of 30 actual successful essays (categorized by "approach" or "slant") Responds categorically to all questions about writing and submitting personal statements (content, theme, style, format, supplementary materials) Checklists of DO's and DON'Ts to ensure that your application essay works for you rather than against you in the admissions process A list of questions commonly asked on professional and graduate school applications Advice about obtaining and submitting letters of recommendation and about in-person interviews An overview of the use of electronic media in the admissions process .
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	PART 1 CREATING PERFECT PERSONAL STATEMENTS The Questions Preparing to Write Your Essays Writing Your Personal Statement—Content and Theme The Ultimate Test for Content What They Are Really Looking For Almost Everyone Makes This Mistake Getting Creative—Especially in Your Opening Remarks Taking Risks in Expressing Yourself Discussing Your Background and Experience Discussing What Makes You Different or Unique Discussing Your Minority Status or Disadvantaged Background Discussing Your Motives and Aspirations Discussing Why You Want to Attend this Particular School Explaining Deficiencies, Inconsistencies, and Blemishes Disclosing Skeletons in Your Closet Discussing Your Recommenders and Other "Influential" People Writing Your Personal Statement—Style and Format Introductory Paragraphs and Conclusions/Summaries Unconventional and Gimmicky Writing Styles Unconventional and Gimmicky Formats and Packages Submitting Your Personal Statement on Diskette Typeface, Type Size, and Handwritten Essays Page Limits and Word Limits Obtaining Assistance in Writing/Editing Your Personal Statement Submitting Supplementary Materials The Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Writing Personal Statements Top 10 Rules to Write By Top 10 Personal-Statement Pitfalls Personal Statements and Medical School Applications The AMCAS Personal Statement "Supplemental" or "Secondary" Application Essays Personal Statements and Electronic Media PART 2 RECOMMENDATION LETTERS AND IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS Recommendation Letters What the Schools Want to Know from Your Recommenders The Checkbox or "Grid" Approach Selecting Your Recommenders Approaching and Assisting Potential Recommenders Undergraduate Placement Files and Credential Services If the School Does Not Require Any Recommendation Letters Submitting Fewer or More Letters than Required "Sealed" Recommendation Letters Waiving You Right of Access to Recommendation Letters Submitting a "Dean's Certification" Committee Letters for Medical-School Applicants In-Person Interviews Arranging for an Interview Interview Format and Dress Code What to Expect During the Interview PART 3 THIRTY GREAT PERSONAL STATEMENTS (BY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS) Essays that Relate a Personal Anecdote Essays that Admit Shortcomings Essays that Connect the Applicant's Past, Present, and Future Essays by Risk-Takers with Distinct Points of View Essays by Applicants Clearly Focused on Goals Essays by Applicants with Unique Life Experiences Essays that Explain why the Applicant Chose This Particular School Essays that Explain Deficiencies or Blemishes Essays by Applicants who are Committed to a Cause Essays by Multifaceted Applicants PART 4 ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS Advice From the Law Schools Boalt Hall (University of California at Berkeley, School of Law) —Edward Tom, Director of Admissions Cornell University Law School—Richard Geiger, Dean of Admissions Georgetown University Law Center—Andy Cornblatt, Assistant Dean of Admissions The University of Michigan Law School—Dennis Shields, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions The University of Texas at Austin, School of Law—Shelli Soto, Director of Admissions UCLA School of Law—Michael Rappaport, Dean of Admissions Advice From the Business Schools Columbia University, Graduate School of Business—Ethan Hanabury, Associate Dean for Admissions and Administration The Fuqua School of Business (Duke University)—Melinda Bissett, Director of Admissions University of Illinois M.B.A. Program—Paul Magelli, Assistant Dean Leonard N. Stern School of Business (New York University)—Mary Miller, Director of Admissions Stanford University, Graduate School of Business—Eric C. Abrams, Assistant Director of M.B.A. Admissions Amos Tuck School of Business Administration (Dartmouth College)—Henry F. Malin, Director of Admissions Advice From the Medical Schools Stanford University School of Medicine—Judy Colwell, Assistant Director of Admissions New York University School of Medicine—Raymond Brienza, Assistant Dean of Admissions University of Michigan Medical School—Katie Horne, Director of Admissions The Pritzker School of Medicine (The University of Chicago)—Diana Woo, M.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs University of Washington, School of Medicine—Pat Sero, Director of Admissions Acknowledgments .
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	Perfect Personal Statements ISBN: 0768908450 Author: Mark Alan Stewart Publication date (2nd Ed.): February 2002 Cover price: US$12.95 Publisher: Peterson's Guides < Personal Statements