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...

After nearly 20 years of reading, assessing, revising, and consulting on personal statements, I have seen every variety of mistake an applicant can make. More importantly for you, though, is that I am pretty good at identifying the upstream source of the problem and providing...

At Gurufi, we help hundreds of applicants every year get into top Masters and PhD programs. Whether you’re applying to a STEM, humanities, or social science program, we have editor-consultants with the experience and skill to transform your personal statement or statement of purpose into...