Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on September 26, 2011
An accountability partner is one of the best kept secrets in making the grad school application process bearable. (OK. At least semi-bearable until they invent something to cure the mounting anxiety of “Will I get in or not?”) So let’s suppose you’ve already done the legwork of trying to find an accountability partner and you’re still coming up short in the candidate search.
This is where a grad school coach steps in. If you’re still in school – and especially if you aren’t – it can feel like the proverbial search for a needle in a haystack to find an accountability partner that is serious about taking the grad school admissions journey with you.
The beautiful thing is… there is a solution to your problems. Team up with a grad school coach as your ultimate accountability partner. Some of the benefits of working with a coach:
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Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on September 19, 2011
A few weeks ago, I discussed how an accountability partner can dramatically improve your chances of getting your applications in order and being successfully admitted to your graduate program of choice. If you’re a college student, it is high-time to start mining your social connections for candidates – classes, clubs or organizations, even online forums.
But first things first…. How do you identify good candidates for accountability partners? Here are a few tips: [click to continue…]
Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on September 1, 2011
Your best ally in applying to graduate school is someone who is right there in the trenches with you. That’s right – someone you can meet in the library to research which programs are best to apply to, download application packets, proofread your essay draft, and call, text, or IM every now and then to commiserate over how frustrating the entire grad school application process can be.
This person – your ally, your ace, your partner in crime – is what’s called an accountability partner. A strict definition of the term is a working relationship with someone who can help keep you on task. If you are BFF with a dirty word called procrastination, let’s just say that you need to find an accountability partner, like, yesterday.
Many hopes of getting into grad school have been dashed by waiting until the last minute to get your applications in order. [click to continue…]
