Welcome to the Graduate School Application Toolkit! This repository contains a collection of materials, templates, and examples designed to help you craft strong, effective documents for graduate school applications in STEM (particularly biomedical sciences). This resource aims to guide you through the process with practical advice and real-world examples.
This toolkit is designed to help guide you through the graduate school application process by providing templates, examples, and resources to craft your documents. It is essential to uphold academic integrity and ethical standards when using these materials. The provided templates and examples are for reference and inspiration only. Your personal statements, CVs, and other application documents should reflect your unique experiences, goals, and qualifications.
Plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Copying content directly from these examples, or any other source, without proper attribution or personal modification is a violation of academic integrity and can severely impact your application. Graduate schools expect originality and honesty in all submitted materials.
By using this toolkit, you agree to:
- Use the provided resources solely as guidance.
- Ensure all content in your application materials is your own work.
- Avoid copying or reusing substantial portions of text from the examples without significant modification to reflect your own experiences and goals.
Maintaining integrity throughout the application process not only upholds your reputation but also ensures that you represent yourself accurately to potential graduate programs. Good luck, and remember, you are showcasing your own potential!
When I was applying to graduate school, I found it challenging to write compelling personal statements and CVs that appropiately showcased my experiences and goals. I created this toolkit to help others navigate the application process. I feel fortunate that my undergraduate premed program (XU!!) provided me with a lot of resources and guidance that gave me a leg up on applying, but I know that not everyone has access to such resources.
I hope that this toolkit can help people who don't have access to the same resources I did. That should not be a barrier to applying to graduate school.
- Templates: Ready-to-use templates for key application documents, including personal statements, statements of purpose, diversity statements, and CVs/resumes.
- Examples: Sample documents from various fields of study, with annotations and tips on what makes them stand out.
- Guides: Writing and formatting tips tailored to each type of document to help you present your best self.
- Resources: Links to articles, videos, and other resources that provide further guidance on crafting your application materials.
- Checklist: A checklist to keep track of important deadlines and ensure you have all required documents prepared.
- Clone or Download: You can clone this repository to your local machine or download the templates you need directly.
- Customize: Edit the templates to suit your specific background, experiences, and goals.
- Learn: Read through the examples and guides to gain insight into what makes an application stand out.
- Apply: Use the materials as a starting point and tailor them to the requirements of each program you are applying to.
templates/: Contains blank templates for all major application documents.examples/: Sample statements and CVs with annotations.guides/: Writing tips, formatting guides, and checklists.
- Personal Statement Worksheet - This was the most helpful document I used when applying to graduate school. It helped me organize my thoughts and experiences in a way that made it easier to write my personal statement. The questions are designed to help you reflect on your experiences and goals, which can be useful for writing a compelling personal statement.
- Statement of Purpose Template - This template helps guide you or structure your statement of purpose by section/paragraphs with some helpful phrases.
I welcome contributions! If you have templates, examples, or resources that could benefit others, please feel free to
submit a pull request or open an issue. Guidelines for contributions can be found in the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, please open an issue on this repository.
Good luck with your applications, and I hope this toolkit helps you showcase your best self!