In the world of international admissions, a transcript tells the committee what you did, but a World-Class Recommendation Letter tells them who you are. For many students in African universities, the challenge isn’t a lack of merit; it’s that local professors—often overburdened with high student-to-faculty ratios tend to write brief, generic letters that fail to […]
SENDING A POLITE FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO PROFESSORS: What, When, and How to Write
A follow-up email is significant to your chances of getting a scholarship for many reasons. One, it presents you as being serious, organized, and tactical. It demonstrates that you know what you’re doing which is a positive reflection on your person and application. Following up is a professional method of communication that ensures your application […]
6 COLD EMAIL TIPS THAT WORKS FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
As dreadful as sending a cold email sounds, do you know you can get a place in a graduate program with it? Most scholarship enthusiasts worry about what happens after sending a cold email. Will it get a response? Will the professor find their proposal worthy? What should they include or not? These and many […]
COLD EMAILING YOUR WAY TO GRAD SCHOOL IN 3 PARAGRAPHS
In seeking scholarships for graduate colleges, many ways are employed to get to the desired destination faster. You may have done your part by getting a good GRE score, writing a mature academic CV and putting together a well-detailed statement of purpose, but how do you personalise your scholarship search? How do you directly make […]