2023 application now available
It’s official, readers: the application for 2023 enrollment is now available!
Read MoreIt’s official, readers: the application for 2023 enrollment is now available!
Read MoreToday a quick update from the “things no one asked but that I’m telling you anyway” file. As is the case around this time each year, our application will be unavailable on the website for a short period while we complete tasks for annual “cycle prep.”
Read MoreIn acknowledgement of the many of you out there currently preparing applications for our upcoming deadlines (February 20 being the next one), I thought it worth “bumping up” some recent guidance from our team on various parts of the application. These folks read a lot of applications, so their tips are worth noting!
Read MoreIt’s go time, people! I imagine many of you have spent the weekend going over various parts of your application one last time, and we appreciate the level of care and effort you put into preparing your best possible presentation. Now’s the time to get it submitted.
Read MoreOur final “application tips” post in this year’s series comes from Laura, sharing some thoughts on the components of an effective essay
Read MoreToday we’ll turn to Henry, with a few pointers about creating an effective resume.
Read MoreAs we continue our series of “Application Tips,” I wanted to shed some insight onto the application form itself. This is the first part of the application you come to and may seem the most straightforward; just some data entry before you get to the more substantive essays, resume, and letters of recommendation. But don’t discount this section – we read these forms carefully and gain valuable insight into your candidacy through your answers.
Read MoreThis 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 MoreLet’s get serious, readers. While blog topics in the summer months tend toward a pu pu platter of assorted Fletcher-related
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