How to write a winning application for your postgraduate course
Jo Moyle, careers counsellor at Oxford Brookes
University's Careers and Employment Centre, explains how you can write a great
application for your postgrad course.
Leave yourself enough time to apply for a postgrad place
Applying for a course is time-consuming, so don't
leave it until the last minute. Check the closing date for your course, especially
if it's a competitive one as these tend to fill up more quickly, and submit
your application well in advance of this date.
The best way to approach your application is to
'plan carefully and break the form down into smaller tasks,' advises Jo. Look
at the requirements and tackle one section at a time. Brainstorming and
drafting ideas into paragraphs are useful ways of collecting and organising
your thoughts before launching into the application itself.
Jo also recommends thinking ahead to who you
could ask to act as a referee, and what sources of feedback and support are
available.
Gain a place on a postgrad course with research
A good postgraduate application will show
evidence of research into both the course and the institution providing it.
Writing bland, unsupported statements or quoting at length from the prospectus
is neither original nor impressive.
Compare the course you are applying for with
courses offered by competitor institutions, and consider what it is that
appeals to you. Is there a particular specialisation that interests you,
modules that are not offered elsewhere, an academic you would like to work
with, or links to industry?
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