Understanding cultural
differences and preparing for culture shock are critical for your academic
success when studying abroad.
Cultural differences are hard to grasp. We live in our own world and have a
hard time imagining a social world that is so different than our own. Moreover,
globalization and the internet lead us to underestimate cross-cultural differences
across different parts of the world. But in fact, basic behaviors related to speaking, eating, personal space,
manners and more, are different in different countries. When...
How to write your statement of purpose, personal statement and essay for American graduate programs
Whether you are applying for an LLM, MBA, PhD, Masters, MSc, or any other graduate
degree, and whether this is to Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, University of
Florida, New School or any other School for that matter, you are most likely
asked to submit a document that shows that you are the perfect candidate for
their program. In Law School, this document is typically called a “Personal
Statement”. In business school, this is the “MBA Essay”. In Engineering,
Education,...
Survey reveals gap between needs and solutions in international applications to grad school
Regardless of which country you are from, international education will likely take you a long way towards achieving your career goals. Yet, as anyone who has gone through this process knows well, and as we have written previously, the international application process is complicated and stressful, and solutions for prospective international students are under-developed or non-existent. In order to better understand the difficulties international...
The 10 Commandments of Recommendation Letters
One of the main mistakes international applicants make in their application process involves getting the wrong letters of recommendation (or ‘references’) from the wrong people, or managing the recommendation process poorly. Use the cumulative experience of the GradTrain team and follow these rules to choose the right references and learn how to manage the process in order to avoid some common mistakes that can become the “kiss of death” for your...
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