Avoid using passive verbs like “tasked with” or phrases like “responsible for” and “in charge of” because they express your actions indirectly and don’t sound as impressive as action verbs. Here are some examples of how to use action verbs to effectively describe your internship experienc...
The sequel (or prequel?) to “How to Publish Your Book,” here’s something else they don’t always teach you in graduate school. As in that earlier post, this is what has worked for me. Results may vary. Please note: the advice below derives from my experience as an English...
Including your honors is optional. If you don’t want them to do you more harm than good, add them only if they’re 2:1 or higher for the undergrad degrees and “merit” or “distinction” for postgrads. Like this: 2014 B.A. in French University of Southampton 2:1 Secondly, elabora...
as there isn’t such a strong alumni network or as many professional contacts in each field. Elite schools’ students are also likelier to continue on to graduate studies, giving them more time to hone in on the major that’s right for them. ...
2. Don’t focus solely on test scores and GPA to carry your application Students admitted to Harvard Business School in 2023 on average had a 3.73 undergrad GPA, 4.9 years of work experience, and a 740 median GMAT score. While these can indicate success, they don’t guarantee admission. ...
At first, paying off student loans seemed like an impossible task, but it was an amount I didn’t want to live with for years or even decades. Due to that, I made a plan to pay them off as quickly as I could. And, I succeeded. ...
Once students have completed their undergrad degree they will need to take the Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT, and apply to medical school. “Most people such as myself take at least one gap year between graduating college and applying to medical ...
Coursera calls having access to the free portions of a course “auditing the course.” I first came across this concept of auditing when I (Dhawal) went to Georgia Tech, where I got my Masters in Computer Science. I got my undergrad degree in India and we didn’t have the concept of ...
[Read: Find an Undergrad B-School That Helps You Stand Out.] Innovative engineering programs often encourage students to apply their skills as they acquire them instead of making them achieve a certain level of overall mastery before they're let loose in the lab or the ...
My biggest struggle throughout undergrad was figuring out how to match my education to a job title. Strategic Design & Management is a great major but is not as widely known as something like finance. The last two internships helped solve that problem because I was able to apply my educatio...