Suggestions from Fletcher admissions on best steps to take when applying to Fletcher or other grad programs.
This is the time of year in which we receive a lot of requests for advice on preparing your application. I’ve written on this theme in the past, and I figured it’s helpful to hear a variety of perspectives from time to time. As such, I’ve asked the rest of the Admissions team to chime in with their advice on various pieces of the application. We’ll start today with Yaritza’s thoughts on letters of recommendation
Read MoreIt’s around this time of year that it starts to feel like there’s a lot happening at once in our office. We’re currently working with students admitted for the January 2022 semester as they make their enrollment plans, and also beginning the process of reviewing applications received by last week’s Early Notification deadline (which I believe I’ve mentioned in this space two or three thousand times). The latter involves not just reading applications ourselves, but coordinating a large committee of current students and faculty readers, too. On top of that there are lots of remaining recruitment events on the calendar, and another application deadline – the “big one” – approaching on January 10th.
Read MoreAn important part of the Fletcher admissions process is the evaluative interview, for which you can now register online. Interviews are optional, so they’re small-i “important,” but we strongly encourage all applicants to schedule one before submitting their application.
Read MoreLet’s talk January enrollment. Given that we long ago coined the term “Januarian” for our students who matriculate each year in the spring semester, I feel empowered to expand the language further with “Januarianism:”
Januarianism [jan-yoo-er-ee-uh-nizm]
noun
1. The state or quality of being a Januarian at The Fletcher School.
Read MoreThough the admissions cycle doesn’t really have a discrete “end,” late August always does feel like the beginning of a new process. Recruitment events will soon greatly increase, and the application for 2022 enrollment will shortly be live on our website. This also means that our fall interview program will soon begin in earnest.
Read MoreA plug today for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, which has recently opened its 2022 application cycle. Funded by the US Department of State, the Pickering Fellowship is a go-to opportunity for aspiring Foreign Service Officers.
Read MoreA mentor—someone more experienced in your field and able to offer advice and guidance, is one of the best assets you can have as a graduate student.
Read MoreThe next couple of months before starting graduate school are going to fly by – no joke, you’re going to wake up one morning and it’s going to be the end of August and start of orientation at Fletcher.
Read MoreWe are so excited to welcome our new Fletcher community members! A piece of advice I always share with new students is to take full advantage of the summer before your first semester to read for personal enjoyment.
Read MoreToday we’ll check in with Henry, who urges incoming students to do whatever it takes to set aside some time for themselves before the start of the fall semester.
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