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Securing Letters of Recommendation as an International Applicant

By - Aug 20, 10:43 AM   Comments [0]

Securing a strong letter of recommendation is a crucial part of your graduate school application. Having a personal, third-party assessment of you provides depth to your application and a more granular look at who you are and what your strengths and weaknesses are. In the...

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How to Get Great Advice for Your Personal Statement

By - Aug 9, 16:17 PM   Comments [0]

         Since founding Gurufi in 2008, I have helped clients fix, tighten, and rework probably 15,000 personal statements. Because I’ve had so many reps, I can instantly spot what I’ve come to call “the Frankenstein Essay.”          These essays are distinctive for their abrupt change of...

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Three Tips for Scholarship Essays

By - Aug 5, 09:03 AM   Comments [0]

At Gurufi, we know that getting in is often only half the battle! Paying for it can be just as -if not more- stressful as applying. With the average cost of graduate school starting at nearly $50,000, getting a scholarship is an important way to...

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Not Sure If A PhD is Right For You? Here are 25 reasons that life in Academia is AWESOME.

By - Jul 3, 11:56 AM   Comments [0]

         Some people perhaps thought my last post on academic life was too negative, so I want to provide some balance to people who feel passionately that they want to pursue a PhD but are also feeling a bit scared. Academia can be wonderful... or...

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The Personal or the Professional? What to Emphasize in Your Personal Statement

By - Jun 24, 07:55 AM   Comments [0]

         In nearly two decades of helping people earn admission into their dream schools, one of the most consistent concerns people express is how to build a personal statement that expresses their professional accomplishments but still lets their personality and uniqueness shine. Applicants sometimes think...

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How to Use Stories to Supercharge Your Application

By - Apr 24, 07:46 AM   Comments [0]

In nearly 20 years of helping people get into their dream schools, I’ve made a point of working with clients to create essays that are both engaging and substantive. This balance is the key to a great essay for graduate or professional school. But, somewhere...

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What NOT to Include In Your Medical School Personal Statement

By - Apr 23, 06:37 AM   Comments [0]

         As the May 2nd AMCAS release date approaches, many applicants have begun planning their applications and personal statements. After nearly 20 years of helping people get into top medical schools, I have seen, over and over, how the best applications feature a focused personal...

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Ten Tips for Your Medical School Personal Statement

By - Apr 19, 14:24 PM   Comments [0]

As spring is upon us, a new crop of aspiring doctors begins their medical school application process! At the heart of your application is your AMCAS Personal Statement, which asks you a simple question: why medicine? During our 15 years of helping hundreds of medical...

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Preparing for Medical School Interviews

By - Apr 19, 13:17 PM   Comments [0]

When most people think about medical school interviews, they assume that they’re something they’ll deal with at the very end of the application process. After all, as our consultant at Gurufi know well, applicants first have to complete their MCAT, AMCAS package, personal statement, Work...

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Five Topics to Avoid in Your Medical School Personal Statement

By - Apr 18, 13:20 PM   Comments [0]

We’re deep into April, and as medical school applicants begin thinking about their personal statements in earnest, we at Gurufi are putting the final touches on our medical school application video series. Every year, we help scores of applicants earn admission into top medical schools...

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