How to Write the Perfect Personal Statement: Write powerful essays for law, business, medical, or graduate school application (Peterson's Perfect Personal Statements)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0768928168 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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His other Peterson’s titles for graduate-level admission include30 Days to the GMAT; GRE-LSAT Logic Workbook; GRE Answers to the Real Essay Questions, GMAT Answers to the Real Essay Questions; GRE-LSAT-GMAT-MCAT Reading Comprehension Workbook; Words for Smart Test Takers;andMath for Smart Te
The admissions process for graduate and professional school is more competitive today than ever before.How to Write the Perfect Personal Statementwill de-mystify critical aspects of the admissions process by providing insight into how to create and write personal statements that respond to the questions that appear on the applications of many popular graduate schools, whom to approach for letters of recommendation, and how to make the best impression at the interview.
His books on LSAT, GRE and GMAT preparation continue to be top sellers among aspiring law, business, and graduate students. His other Peterson’s titles for graduate-level admission include30 Days to the GMAT; GRE-LSAT Logic Workbook; GRE Answers to the Real Essay Questions, GMAT Answers to the Real Essay Questions; GRE-LSAT-GMAT-MCAT Reading Comprehension Workbook; Words for Smart Test Takers;andMath for Smart Test Takers.. About the Author Mark Alan Stewart is an attorney and a preeminent authority and top-selling author on the subject of graduate-level entrance exams. Mr. Stewart served as consultant to schools in the University of California and California State University systems in graduate-level entrance exam programs
Got your fanta? said Perfect smurfect. The first "Perfect smurfect" according to Got your fanta?. The first 2 chapters were probably the most helpful; that is, if you didn't already know the basics about personal statement writing.My real gripe with the book are the examples; if these are some of the very best that applicants have had to offer, then perhaps anyone could get in. However, I really don't think they are. The examples are simple and not at all profound, as I would expect a stellar personal statement to be. I think I wrote better samples of things whil. chapters were probably the most helpful; that is, if you didn't already know the basics about personal statement writing.My real gripe with the book are the examples; if these are some of the very best that applicants have had to offer, then perhaps anyone could get in. However, I really don't think they are. The examples are simple and not at all profound, as I would expect a stellar personal statement to be. I think I wrote better samples of things whil. Not helpful! Julie As a college student soon applying to professional schools, I found this book to be totally useless. Although cheap, it is not worth the buy. It gives some general advice that is already well-known but is also given in better and more detailed books. In addition, their examples hardly impressed me and were definitely not top-tier school material. If I turned in one of those statements, I would be rejected everywhere. Look elsewhere when looking for how to write your . "I would go to the library for this one" according to lvngthelf. The book is ok but nothing earth shattering. IMO, a lot of it is stuff you should already know if you are applying graduate school. There is, however, some decent advice that you probably only need to see one time to understand. I think most people would do better reading a book targeted to their specific graduate school goal: law school, mba.etc.