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Graduate school admissions essays are an opportunity to stand apart from other applicants. Follow these tips for crafting a strong statement of purpose and personal history statement. (Karin ...

For students, the personal statement is one of the most difficult and most important documents they will ever write. We have the resources to boost your confidence and the know-how to help you write a ...

What comes to mind when you think of a mission statement? Many of us might think of corporate websites or self-help books, or the kind of tagline you might put in your LinkedIn bio. But a mission ...

The personal statement is a very important part of your professional school application. You will address important issues about yourself, usually related to why you want to enter a particular career.

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Whether it’s a daily mantra or a quote to return to when times get tough, having a personal mission statement brings focus and purpose to your life. Here are five examples of real-life personal ...

Companies have created mission statements for years to explain why they exist and why they do what they do. Google’s mission statement, for example, is "to organize the world’s information and make it ...

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 ...