Panel Discussion: Admissions Process and Financial Aid for Graduate School (Part 2)

A panel of graduate admissions representatives talk about the graduate admissions application process and financial aid. Recorded during the summer Washington, D.C. Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good hosted by the American University School of Public Affairs.

Part 2 contains the following questions:

If I don't have a 4.0, how does that affect my scholarship eligibility? 0:20
Are the different parts of the application weighed consistently across schools? 3:23
How much time is spent reviewing each application? 6:00
On the personal essay, what should I write about? 7:30
How should I decide between full-time and part-time? 10:00
What do you expect in regards to recommendations for applicants who have been out of school for more than five years? 13:30
What is more important? The name on the recommendation letter or how closely they have worked with you? 15:00
What if you are not working in the specific field that you want to study at grad school? 17:00
Can you talk about a candidate that stood out for you in positive and negative ways? 17:30

For more information on the Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good: http://www.idealist.org/gradfairs

More articles with insight from graduate admissions representatives and alumni
http://www.idealist.org/gradschools

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[Arete888]

Great and helpful information but horrible facilitator. He knows plenty but cuts people off mostly when they are in the middle of their speech. A little bit rude and annoying. Otherwise, Thank you for posting.