You search online for the term “grad school burnout.” Up pops hundreds of articles about how to recognize, avoid, and recover from burnout while in graduate school. You look for the posts on how to avoid burnout if you aren’t even in grad school yet. Nothing—except for this post, of course! Most articles online seem… Continue reading
Affirmations for Applying to Graduate School
Here at The Art of Applying, we put a big focus on mindset—both among those who work for the company and in our work with clients. Not only do we have Mindset Coaches on staff for our clients in the Application Accelerator, we start every client call with celebrations. It’s one of my favorite aspects… Continue reading
Visiting the University of Texas at Austin McCombs MBA Program
Written by Dylan DaCosta, Head of Enrollment for The Art of Applying® Earlier last month, the full-time employees at The Art of Applying® had our second team retreat of the year in Austin, Texas. Our Founder and CEO Kaneisha Grayson treated us to fancy dinners (she finds it hilarious that I call the last meal… Continue reading
Team Member Spotlight: Kyle
Team Member Full Name: Kyle Schattner Preferred Name: Kyle Job Title: Customer Service Associate How would you best describe your role on the team at The Art of Applying? Essentially from start to finish, as soon as we have a new customer enroll into the program until the day their engagement ends with us, I’m… Continue reading
Enrollment Specialists: Gatekeepers of The Art of Applying® Community
Written by Dylan DaCosta, Head of Enrollment for The Art of Applying® This has been a big week for me. After 15 months of working as an Enrollment Specialist (the role was formerly referred to as a Breakthrough Coach), I’m very honoured (I’m Canadian so I spell it the Canadian way) to have just been… Continue reading
Team Member Spotlight: Jordan
Team Member Full Name: Jordan Veiga Preferred Name: Jordan Job Title: Enrollment Specialist How would you best describe your role on the team at The Art of Applying? As of right now my role on the team is an Enrollment Specialist. An Enrollment Specialist is someone who spends time with applicants going over their grad… Continue reading
Alumni Reflection: HKS Reunion 2018
Welcome back to another week with The Art of Applying, we’re happy to have you here! This week, we’re sharing the story of a Harvard Kennedy School alumna – who happens to be a part of our consultant team – and their experience at this year’s HKS 10-Year Reunion. Read on as Karina walks you… Continue reading
TAOA Meets Clients: Raven and Tehran
We have a special blog this week that highlights a unique experience. Here at The Art of Applying, it’s rare that our wonderful team actually gets to meet with our lovely clients. But as rare as it is, it can happen! This post was written by one of our consultants, Raven, on her shared experience… Continue reading
Team Member Spotlight: Sonia
Team Member Full Name: Sonia Montoya Preferred Name: Sonia Job Title: Associate Director of Consulting How would you best describe your role on the team at The Art of Applying? I would describe my role as mentor and strategic thought partner to our clients. I also love partnering with TAOA’s fabulous consultants; I’m constantly inspired by their accomplishments… Continue reading
Harvard Kennedy School 2018-2019 Essay Prompts
Hello, Harvard Kennedy School hopefuls! We know you’re pondering your applications to all those top tier policy programs, so without further ado, here are the 2018-2019 application season essay prompts for the Harvard Kennedy School. Source: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/admissions-aid/masters-program-admissions/how-apply All Programs Personal History Essay (optional) Diversity of all kinds (race and ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality,… Continue reading