Many years ago, the admissions process included an interview with nearly every applicant. Now, that is not the case. Your best chance at being seen as a unique and worthy graduate school applicant lies in the only parts of the application YOU control-your personal essay, resume, and addendum. There are a lot of resources for you that cover this same information. Many will have completely different approaches and recommendations, and I encourage you to follow the guidance that fits and feels best for you. I DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT FOLLOWING MY APPROACH WILL NET YOU AN ACCEPTANCE TO ANY PROGRAM...

Many years ago, the admissions process included an interview with nearly every applicant. Now, that is not the case. Your best chance at being seen as a unique and worthy graduate school applicant lies in the only parts of the application YOU control-your personal essay, resume, and addendum. There are a lot of resources for you that cover this same information. Many will have completely different approaches and recommendations, and I encourage you to follow the guidance that fits and feels best for you. I DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT FOLLOWING MY APPROACH WILL NET YOU AN ACCEPTANCE TO ANY PROGRAM...

It's summer vacation and the hot high school band Kaleidoscope is getting ready to perform at Oahu's biggest event--SummerBash. RONNI RODRIGUES loves her summer job at the Honolulu Star, but wishes she had a boyfriend. Maybe STEVE ALBIOS, Kaleidoscope's guitarist and songwriter would ask her out if she were as skinny as the other girls in the band, JOLYNN, KIMBER, and MEREDITH. Ronni is too preoccupied with wanting her own guy to notice trouble brewing in Jolynn's romance with Kaleidoscope's lead, KEA CHING, or the pain of her classmate MALIA GONZALEZ. When Ronni meets NOAH JORDAN everything...