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Architecture school personal statements can be challenging, often because they want you to cover a whole lot of information in only 500 words. For instance, Columbia University’s prompt this year was: In a statement of approximately 500 words, describe your background, your past work in your intended field of study, and your plans for graduate study and a professional career. All of that in only 500 words or less? Oy.  Read more

Graduate school personal statements can be challenging, often because they don’t specify what exactly they want you to write about. For instance, the prompt might read as follows: Personal Statement (500 word limit).  Read more

David Thomas explains why being yourself really is the best approach to an admissions interview—no matter who your interviewer is.     Read more

Going crazy while you wait to hear back from the schools you applied to? Essay Coach Justin Marshall has just the medicine you need.   Read more

Forster-Thomas's interview-skills specialist, Sarah Blanton, on the most important things to keep in mind when doing a school interview.    Read more

Worried that the person writing your letter of receommendation might inadvertently do you wrong? Then take control and help him/her do right. Evan Forster tells you how.   Read more