Kassandra Ford and Juita Martinez are both students in UL Lafayette鈥檚 Ph.D. in Biology program. They are also friends, active Twitter users, and SREB Doctoral Scholars.
As a job candidate, there鈥檚 a lot you can鈥檛 control about the hiring process. A virtual interview, however, gives you the opportunity to customize your immediate environment and manage how you present yourself.
Applying to graduate school is all about being strategic. You have to decide which programs would be the right fit for you, and consider how each piece of your application supports the idea that you鈥檙e a good fit for those programs.
A diversity statement gives you the chance to show that you understand the barriers that underrepresented groups face. It鈥檚 also a way to tell if an institution is committed to diversity and equity.
Writing a statement of purpose for graduate school allows you to show why you鈥檙e interested in a particular program, and to prove to the admissions committee that you鈥檙e prepared to succeed in graduate school.
