Tag: Letters of Recommendation

Graduate Education

Requesting Letters of Recommendation for Grad School

Two students dressed in business professional clothes awaiting the Clarkson University annual Career Fair.

If you’re applying to graduate school, you’ll most likely need to include a few letters of recommendation in your application. Gathering these letters can be a source of anxiety for applicants who are unsure whom exactly they should ask to write them and how to go about asking for them. Here are some tips on …

Graduate Education

Making the Most of the Grad School Application Process

Student speaking with a career counselor at Clarkson University

Your grad school application is an opportunity to showcase your successes—and why you’re a good fit for the program and school to which you’re applying. How can you make the most of that opportunity? In general, by doing many of the same things and taking the same approach that has brought you this far. Above …

Graduate Education

For a Strong Graduate Application, Plan Ahead

A Clarkson graduate student sitting in a class at the Capital Region Campus listens to what is being explained.

If you’re serious about applying to grad school, one of the most important early steps is to check out the application process and deadlines for the schools that you’re considering. Most schools will want information—such as letters of recommendation—that can take weeks or more for you to pull together. The sooner you know what’s required, …