Many education and social work programs have priority deadlines around this time of year. The New Social Worker posted 14 tips on how to effectively prepare your graduate application. (This advice is also applicable for admission into education master's programs).
1. Don’t just download applications!
2. Read the application carefully, and follow directions!
3. Attend a pre-admissions meeting or ask to meet with a faculty member to talk about the program and your fit.
4. Give yourself ample time to think, write, revise, edit, get feedback from an impartial reviewer, revise, edit, and submit!
5. If you aren’t confident about your writing
skills, during the application process, you might consider taking a writing class or working with an editor to improve your writing skills.
6.
If you are applying in your senior year or are a new graduate, keep in
mind that the coursework, volunteer experiences, and field practica you
completed have increased your knowledge and skills.
7.
If you have been out practicing at the bachelor’s level, use your
educational and work experience to highlight what you have accomplished,
where you are headed professionally, and what you will contribute.
8. Some programs request that a résumé be submitted along with your application.
9. Be honest in your application, your résumé, and your professional statement/essay.
10. Write your professional statement or essay for a specific program.
11. Do you have specialized experience related to a specific part of the program mission?
12. References are always required!
13. Avoid anything that can make your application and or professional statement or essay difficult to read.
14. Carefully review what should be mailed or done online, and by whom.
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