Junior

You’re in the hospital with a serious condition. The doctor is asking you questions. The nurse is explaining your discharge instructions. The problem? You don’t understand or speak English. Or at least not well enough to grasp the complex information …

In this blog post, Chris Blattman gives advice on what the purpose of recommendation letters is, who you should ask, and how to manage the process.

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Will a professor write you a letter of recommendation? My answer: Writing student …

This resource is for applications to social science & humanities PhD programs; we also have advice for applications to other types of programs.

In this blog post, Chris Blattman gives advice on how to write a compelling statement of purpose …

ATTENTION Juniors and Seniors pursuing science degrees! The Outstanding Student Award (OSA) was founded in Pharmaceutical Technical Development (PTD) to recognize students who excelled in disciplines related to the field of biotechnology at selected schools.

OSA application deadline Wednesday October …

When applying to health professions school, your ability to wrestle with complex ethical situations is an important predictor of how well you’ll be able to handle such situations as a practitioner.

Medical schools and other health professions schools assess this …