Strengthening Your Graduate Application

Really, starting of with a typo - 1. Gettting? thought this was one of the best schools in the UC system.

I am all set for my graduate journey now. Thanks for kindly sharing with us.

Thank you for your time. It's really helpful.

awesome

When in school they need GPA , out school they need goal result.Don't stick.

Great video, I know I'm 6 years late but just started getting excited about attending grad school 20 years after undergrad. How would I approach the letters of recommendation after so much time has passed?

"have lunch with that faculty member" FBI OPEN UP

Can we ask them to write LORs by ourselves and then they review and send it ?

UC Berkeley, I will be there for PhD 😇

Yeah... not sure about the lunch thing.... Seems like a pretty terrible idea. Sending the faculty member roses and candy afterward is also a silly idea.

Any age limit?

This lady is a real one!

Thanks for the lectures

Great video. Thank you!

Thank you! I really enjoyed it and hope you could make a video specifically for international applicants!

Very comprehensive talk. This bias towards "positive thinking", being tilted towards the faculty way of thinking, making yourself look to be in a favorable position, is it somehow assessed in correlation with the reality we live in or is it accepted to be "good one" just because being positive and motivated, a hard working hunky looks to accommodate with our intuitive ideas about how a "good" candidate should look like? I mean, it's quite a strong bias one should commit and follow go fit this paradigm, so is there some scientific results that show that following this paradigm is superior than a different way (perhaps not so "shiny and perfect", but dedicated to the values that the future faculty is about)? If there's no scientific proof (or at least some analysis that could be thought of), does this "road" really follow in the direction of what is called "scientific approach" or one has rather to be a "believer of concept" (all those things that you've been talking about for half an hour) in order to be elected into the "closed circle of chosen ones" who would get aboard?

This was extremely informative. Thank you kindly!

Thanks for sharing this helpful information. From it, I have gained additional, in-depth information--specifically regarding the Statement of Purpose and the Personal Statement. This information will help me prepare and complete a winning graduate application.

Faculty might not feel comfortable being treated to lunch by a student...but rest of video was good.

Mam, you have us a multidimensional insight into the application process. I found it very helpful and has infused many ideas which I can apply. This video was very helpful. Thank you.

hopefully

This woman acts as if you have to ask a faculty member for a letter of recommendation. What if the person has worked their way through college, and wants an employer to write their letter? Does their opinion count? What about accomplishments in the work world? Why didn't you mention that? That is meaningless to you? You are obviously an insulated prof who doesn't deal with real world problems. Diversity education is bogus to begin with. I would probably take you to Burger King and get you the 5 for four dollar deal. That's because I like your style. You know how to sell yourself. It would be worth the cheeseburger and onion rings just to hear your nonsense.

Seriously? Ask the prof out to lunch, and pay for it? First of all, we have to agree with all of your political rants, and NOW we have to buy you lunch? For a letter of recommendation for law or med school, should we take you on a  cruise to the Bahamas?

Why wouldn't a community college professor letter of recommendation be valid? You act as if a four-year college professor is more in tune with the potential of said student to succeed in graduate school. Why is that?

Hi, Ms. Trujillo. I consider myself diverse. I'm a right-wing Republican who is anti-abortion. Wouldn't that help diversify your campus? I started my own business, and make a good living. I don't need financial aid. I also refuse to hire illegal immigrants, since that is against the law. I'm worried that my beliefs are not welcome on your campus. Any thoughts?

Are all of the hair flips necessary?

that was awesome, really! thanks a lot for this video!!!

This is very very helpful.

Thanks Marta for all this advise!!!! You have motivated me to pursue my dreams and get it all I got! Thank you so much

Is the GRE similar to the SAT?

thank you so much for video.  Very helpful :)

she considers california students leave the state...yet if you look at the figures, the majority of students in california schools are from california...so they're not listening

Thank you so much for this video. It's very clear and precise and the presenter shows vast experience with the process, she really demystified the whole process.

Great video! I really appreciate the information.

best video on graduate school I've seen 

Does Berkley have a good Psych program?

Terrific insight! This is the best video resource I have come across for grad school application prep! Thanks. :-)

Thanks! You both prepared me & scared me

Very informative and very useful for grad school applicants