Grad Admissions essay help

MmeZeeZee
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:11:10 +0000

Yeah, I do wonder how much time they have put into reviewing some of their questions. Mine was more distinct although there was considerable overlap. I just had to use my own discretion. As a non-traditional student I really felt it was worthwhile to take that risk and put a lot more into making the narrative of why I was going back to school seem logical and compelling.

For me, I think that my career goal is kind of supporting my overall goal. I have a mid-term goal to develop a key methodology in my field, but that supports my overall goal to provide a certain good for society in a certain way. However, the overall goal is kind of pedestrian. Luckily my family goal is more specific–since I have small kids I have decided that I need to have more flexibility in my career which means working at a different level. So that was further inspiration to get an additional qualification.

I think it’s unfair to ask younger students to talk in terms of life goals since you’d expect most students to have that part of their future kind of unplanned. There’s only so much planning you can do without a specific partner in mind, you know?!? On the other hand, I saw a winner for a scholarship:

[Frame My Future Scholarship Contest 2010 Results - Church Hill Classics](http://www.diplomaframe.com/contests/15_frame_my_future_scholarship_contest_2010.cfm)

The graphics are lovely, but some of that stuff just cannot be planned so far in advance. I guess the committee loved it, though.